Dragons 3D

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DRAGONS 3D - A medley 

(in Asian sculptures) 

Dragons don't just feature on Ceramics Prints and Paintings. 

Here's some 3D imagery.

From Korea a sculpture in metal.

Vietnam a stone balustrade both sculpture and architecture 

this Japanese sculpture has movable parts  !

 and a second Vietnamese Dragon 

low relief ceramic 

TIEN TEMPLE

Copyright Julie Vaux 2013 

Just as Houses were sometimes donated to religious orders in Europe or part of them made over into a chapel  as early castles were rebuilt into more comfortable mansions and palaces or chateau in Asia parts of palaces or buildings therein within a compound might become shrines or meditation halls or small temples.

Another European parallel might well be the basilica originally a building for holding court sessions which became the model for the first large Christian churches and cathedrals.