Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities (as cenobites) or alone (as hermits).

The Normans introduced large numbers of castles, and at the same time monasteries, churches and cathedrals, in a style characterised by rounded arches and heavy proportions compared to other regional variations of the style.

Cistercian architecture is a style of architecture associated with the churches, monasteries and abbeys of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order.

Many ancient monasteries like the Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Eastern Desert also exist.

The Moldavian monasteries which belong to the UNESCO heritage are made in this style.

Historically, siheyuan served as the foundational layout for various structures, including residences, palaces, temples, monasteries, family businesses, and government offices.

Styles incorporated more wood and rounder structures in commoner's architecture in the center of the country and the south, and these stylistic influencies were manifested in the slow construction of churches and monasteries.

Celebrating the newly maritime power, it manifested itself in architecture (churches, monasteries, palaces, castles) and extended into other arts such as sculpture, painting, works of art made of precious metals, faience and furniture.