The symbolism of the church: the church exterior and interior

The symbolism of the church: the church exterior and interior.
Contents:
I. Introduction.
II. Main body: The symbolism of the church
The church exterior
The shape of the church
Domes (cupolas)
The Cross
Types of the Cross
The symbolism of Christian victory
The sign of the cross
The church interior
Fathers
III. Conclusion

Introduction
There is a very interesting and useful tradition in our classical gymnasium to visit different Orthodox places in our country and even abroad. During these trips our students understand how rich the Orthodox culture is. They see churches – they were constructed by outstanding artists; they learn the names of the great Orthodox theologians of the past. What kind of people were they? Can we see their images in our church in Electrostal? Who built our temples? What do we people believing in GOD know about the Symbolism of the Orthodox Church, the Church exterior and interior? Whom do we call «father» in church and why? To answer all these and a lot of such questions is the aim of our work. We tried to give some information about definite problems and to connect it with our town orthodox life, our churches-particularly St. Andrei Rublyov church. We read a lot of useful and rather difficult literature, that is why we used special dictionaries and learnt a lot of new words and phrases. We translated texts from Russian into English, and from English into Russian. And made this work based on our new knowledge.
The main body
The symbolism of the church
The church exterior
Divine Services are celebrated in the temple. The temple is an edifice consecrated to God which faithful gather to offer common prayer to the Lord (Luke 19:46), and to receive the grace of God t