What is a cathedral? Detailed answer

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What is a cathedral?

In the Middle Ages, all of Western Europe belonged to the Roman Catholic religion. Each congregation had its own church. These churches were grouped within areas called dioceses. Each diocese was under the jurisdiction of a bishop. The main church of the diocese had an episcopal throne - the pulpit. Translated from Latin, the name of such a church sounds like "cathedral church".

Most cathedrals were built in the shape of a cross. The long part of the cross is the nave of the church, which serves to gather the worshipers. It is crossed, as it were, by the crossbar. At the "top" of the cross was an altar and a place for the choir. Domes in such churches were most often built over the intersection of two elongated spaces. Cathedrals were built in almost all architectural styles. But most of the most famous cathedrals were built either in the Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, or Renaissance styles.

Most of the most famous cathedrals, such as Notre Dame de Paris, were built in the Gothic style of the XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries. Strangely enough, the world's largest Gothic Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was built in the XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries in New York, and it is not Roman Catholic, but Episcopalian. St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is not officially a cathedral as it does not have an episcopal pulpit. This is a great example of a Renaissance building. Its dome was designed by the great Michelangelo and is a masterpiece in itself.

Author: Likum A.

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Could it be that in people who accidentally lost an arm, leg or even a finger, they simply grow back in the same place? This is impossible for people, but there are such living beings for whom this happens!

The process of restoration of lost organs and tissues by the body is called regeneration. Regeneration occurs in few living beings. For example, in certain species of worms and starfish, the entire body can be restored from a tiny particle of the body.

In our body, the process of regeneration of a certain type can also proceed. The top layer of our skin is constantly being worn away and replaced by other cells. Our hair and nails regenerate all the time. Even our baby teeth can regenerate in a certain way. And, of course, feathers, wool and scales lost by various animals are restored in the process of regeneration. In more complex organisms (and man is a very complex organism), regeneration is less developed.

Man and all mammals cannot regenerate a whole organ. But salamanders and insects can regenerate entire limbs. What can really regenerate in us is fractured bones, damaged skin and muscles, and certain types of nerves. Regeneration is of two types. The first is when new tissue grows on the surface of the wound. The other is when the restored parts are transformed, but a new organ does not grow.

Regeneration "budding" is formed on the surface of the wound. It is usually cone-shaped and contains germ cell types or cells that are present at the birth of a living being. These cells develop into special cells that form a new organ.

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