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A set of pictures representing of major civilizations according to the political hypothesis Clash of Civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington.

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English: A set of pictures representing of major civilizations according to the political hypothesis Clash of Civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington.
  • Notre-Dame de Paris: Representing the Western civilization, comprising the United States and Canada, Western and Central Europe, Australia, Oceania and most of the Philippines. The traditional Western viewpoint identified Western Civilization with the Western Christian (Catholic-Protestant) countries and culture.
    Notre-Dame de Paris: Representing the Western civilization, comprising the United States and Canada, Western and Central Europe, Australia, Oceania and most of the Philippines. The traditional Western viewpoint identified Western Civilization with the Western Christian (Catholic-Protestant) countries and culture.
  • Saint Basil's Cathedral: Representing the Orthodox civilization, comprising Armeina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Romania, great parts of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
    Saint Basil's Cathedral: Representing the Orthodox civilization, comprising Armeina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Romania, great parts of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
  • Blue Mosque: Representing the Muslim world of the Greater Middle East (excluding Armenia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Georgia, Israel, Malta and South Sudan), northern West Africa, Albania, Pakistan, Bangladesh, parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Comoros, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives and southern Philippines
    Blue Mosque: Representing the Muslim world of the Greater Middle East (excluding Armenia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Georgia, Israel, Malta and South Sudan), northern West Africa, Albania, Pakistan, Bangladesh, parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Comoros, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives and southern Philippines
  • Wat Pho: Representing the Buddhist areas of Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are identified as separate from other civilizations.
    Wat Pho: Representing the Buddhist areas of Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are identified as separate from other civilizations.
  • Meenakshi Temple: Representing the Hindu civilization, located chiefly in India, Bhutan and Nepal, and culturally adhered to by the global Indian diaspora.
    Meenakshi Temple: Representing the Hindu civilization, located chiefly in India, Bhutan and Nepal, and culturally adhered to by the global Indian diaspora.
  • Lalibela churches: Representing the civilization of Sub-Saharan Africa located in southern Africa, Middle Africa (excluding Chad), East Africa (excluding Ethiopia, the Comoros, Mauritius, and the Swahili coast of Kenya and Tanzania), Cape Verde, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
    Lalibela churches: Representing the civilization of Sub-Saharan Africa located in southern Africa, Middle Africa (excluding Chad), East Africa (excluding Ethiopia, the Comoros, Mauritius, and the Swahili coast of Kenya and Tanzania), Cape Verde, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
  • El Castillo: Representing the Latin American civilization, including South America (excluding Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana), Central America, Mexico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. May be considered a part of Western civilization. Many people in South America and Mexico regard themselves as full members of Western civilization.
    El Castillo: Representing the Latin American civilization, including South America (excluding Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana), Central America, Mexico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. May be considered a part of Western civilization. Many people in South America and Mexico regard themselves as full members of Western civilization.
  • Forbidden City: Representing the Sinic civilization of China, the Koreas, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. This group also includes the Chinese diaspora, especially in relation to Southeast Asia.
    Forbidden City: Representing the Sinic civilization of China, the Koreas, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. This group also includes the Chinese diaspora, especially in relation to Southeast Asia.
  • Kinkaku-ji: Japan, considered a hybrid of Chinese civilization and older Altaic patterns.
    Kinkaku-ji: Japan, considered a hybrid of Chinese civilization and older Altaic patterns.
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