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[[File: 1200px-Rome Pantheon front.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1 - Pantheon, Rome]]
Scared Christian architecture in the West, in particular Western Europe, has been influenced by a variety of architectural styles that initially derived from Roman pagan designs to new forms that attempted to break away from Roman influences. Christian church architecture indicates the cultural influences on Christianity but also reflected the spiritual ideas dominant in the period churches were built.