I’m not trying to be disrespectful to mosques in any way, and yes, I know they’re not allowed to use pictures so they resort to geometrical patterns. But still, when I look at images like this, something just feels ‘off’ – much like it does when you look at a haunted house. It just feels sort of otherworldly and unsettling to me. And the feeling is baked in to the visuals. It does not feel like it comes from a human world.
The same goes for something like this tbh:
Especially if I encountered it outside a church, it would really creep me out. It feels like it wants to bite me.
Sounds like very personal subjective experiences. I think your question makes more sense asking why do Mosques make you have such feelings. Personally, I don’t experience the same feelings when I look at the pictures you posted. I’ve never been inside a mosque so I don’t know what that would be like in person.
I’ve read that most religious buildings are designed inside to give you feelings like grandeur and solemnity and use cultural cues to do that. Culture cues certainly will differ across cultures. So maybe it’s just that.