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Christianity; Significance: Emerged in the High and Late Middle Ages, renowned for its pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.

Christianity; Significance: Known for its mosaics, icons, and churches, especially the Hagia Sophia, blending Greek, Roman, and Eastern influences.

Islam; Significance: Considered a visual expression of the divine; used extensively in decoration of mosques and religious texts.

Christianity; Significance: Characterized by massive quality, thick walls, and rounded arches, preceding the Gothic style.

Hinduism; Significance: Reflects a synthesis of arts, the ideals of dharma, beliefs, values and the way of life cherished under Hinduism.

Buddhism; Significance: Exemplifies principles of Zen Buddhism through meditative rock arrangements and carefully raked gravel or sand.

Christianity; Significance: Known for opulent, elaborate and decorative art and architecture, notably within churches of 18th century Europe.

Christianity; Significance: Emphasizes grandeur, emotion, and movement, most often seen in churches and other buildings commissioned by the Catholic Church.

Indigenous religions; Significance: Serve as symbols of clan lineage, cultural beliefs, and notable events amongst various Indigenous communities of North America.

Buddhism; Significance: Features thangkas, mandalas, and statues, used as aids in meditation practices and to adorn monasteries.

Christianity; Significance: Renaissance art marked a cultural rebirth at the close of the Middle Ages and rise of the Modern era, heavily inspired by religious themes.

Ancient Egyptian religion; Significance: Designed as houses for the deities, with large stone structures built to last an eternity.

Islam; Significance: Islamic artists often created intricate geometric designs which represent an unending nature, similarly to the infinite nature of Allah.

Christianity; Significance: Originally Roman public buildings, later adapted to Christian church use with distinctive long, rectangular nave.