Far be it from me to try to fully explain the significance of the number eight, since it’s an extremely complex hypothesis with branches that stretch back into Biblical history, numerological mysticism and the Fibonacci sequence (made up of numbers which form the sum of the two preceding ones).

Why the number is perceived as being so auspicious is far too complex a topic for me to adequately address, but suffice to say it’s important in a historical and numerological context and, as a result, carries great merit for those who subscribe to such ideology… consequently it features prominently in architecture, design and other esoteric topics, not least the lore surrounding the Knights Templar, the Freemasons and Illuminati.

Eight is typically represented by an eight-pointed star or octagon in a religious context, with such sacred symbolism built into architecture through, for example, eight pillars or arches... FULL STORY