"[B]uilt with gold, and decorated with lapis lazuli. He applied himself to building the temple; king Amar-Suena applie…"

"We thus become temples of God whenever earthly cares cease to interrupt the continuity of our memory of Him."

"In all that architecture has of the great and eternally beautiful, it is completely a production of the religious spi…"

"Holiness is the architectural plan upon which God buildeth up His living temple."

"Always let you work on your inner temple, therein lies great beauty."

"A hollowed-out space in living rock is a totally different environment from a building constructed of quarried stone.…"

"מִי שֶׁלֹּא רָאָה בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ בְּבִנְיָנוֹ — לֹא רָאָה בִּנְיָן מְפוֹאָר מֵעוֹלָם. מַאי הִיא? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי ו…"

"Οὐ βλέπετε ταῦτα πάντα; ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται."

"فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لِيَسُـۥٓـُٔوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَ…"

"The Jews were loth to have their Temple pulled down, fearing lest it might not be rebuilt. To demonstrate his good fa…"