Template talk:Infobox religious building

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{{Infobox religious building
|building_name=
|image=
|caption=
|location=
|geo=
|religous_affiliation=
|district=
|consecration_year=
|status=
|leadership=
|website=
|architect=
|architecture_type=
|architecture_style=
|facade_direction=
|year_completed=
|construction_cost=
|capacity=
|length=
|width=
|width_nave=
|height_max=
|dome_quanity=
|dome_height_outer=
|dome_height_inner=
|dome_dia_outer=
|dome_dia_inner=
|minaret_quanity=
|minaret_height=
|spire_quanity=
|spire_height=
|materials=
}}

[edit] How to use?

I think that this template, or something derived from it or similar to it, could be of great use. As near as I can tell, there is no other infobox for this purpose, and as many religious complexes (I'm thinking particularly of Buddhism & Shinto) do not consist of a single building, with a known architect, client, construction cost, etc, the more generic Architecture/Building infoboxes do not really apply.

  • How do we use this template? - I think a detailed description here would be very useful. Some of the questions I'm asking may be answered on the talk pages of a dozen other infoboxes, but they're not answered here, and they should be, please.
    • How do we input geographical coordinates?
    • What is meant by "district"? Is this meant as a reference to Christian dioceses?
    • What is meant by "status"? Are we meant to put "Active", "In use", "Open to the public", "Open for services, charged admission for tourists" or what? The establishment of some standards for this field would be good.
    • What's the difference between Architecture Type & Style?
    • I think it's great that elements are included here for spires, domes, and minarets. "Spire" could probably be useful to describe the pagoda height, I suppose, though it may be pertinent, as applies to large complexes rather than individual buildings, to include fields for total area and number of buildings.
    • Might be keen to create a field for saints/deities to which a particular church is dedicated. Christian churches tend to be devoted to individual saints, while Buddhist temples of all sects can be devoted to different Buddhas or Bodhissattvas, and Shinto shrines are dedicated to individual kami.
    • Might be good to include a color field, so we can help make this all look nicer (I really don't like the grey), and to help distinguish religions, according to the color guide seen at Wikipedia:List of infoboxes/Society#Religion.

I apologize to be a pain, criticizing or whatever. But I do not know the first thing about coding templates, and in any case, as I'm not especially active on religious topics moreso than other topics, I think this is best left to members of WikiProject Religion and/or to the original creator of the template. Thank you very much. LordAmeth 12:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

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