Favorite Church Architecture

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Here is a link to another Moorish Revival style church - the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is really quite amazing.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Imm...ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=744

And a nice YouTube video with organ music -

Phoenix Organ at Immaculate Conception - YouTube

 

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Here is an interesting YouTube video of St. Thomas Anglican Cathedral in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) India. It appears to have seen better days, judging from the exterior deterioration of the building.


St. Thomas cathedral, Mumbai, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, Video

 

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Here is an interesting video about the world's largest church building -

Ivory Coast - Cathedral - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure - YouTube

 

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Here is a rather curious new Ethiopian Orthodox Church building in Awasa, Ethiopia.

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Here is a rather curious new Ethiopian Orthodox Church building in Awasa, Ethiopia.

The classic domes with the modern concrete work quite well together! I like it!

The three domes, three doors and three gates certainly are very symbolic of the Trinity.

 

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The classic domes with the modern concrete work quite well together! I like it!

The three domes, three doors and three gates certainly are very symbolic of the Trinity.

Yes, I agree that this is a nice blending of modern with traditional. Orthodox architecture is replete with abundant symbolism such as you noted.

 

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Here is a fine video of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri

◄ Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis [HD] ► - YouTube

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Here is a fine video of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri

◄ Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis [HD] ► - YouTube

Also in St. Louis, our Sem., Concordia:

 

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I'll comp Listed: this is a delightul thread, and not least because of bbbbbbb's insightful comments.

Besides Aalto's churches, I do love our national shrine, Turku Cathedral.

Again, I suppose I'm very much partial. But this building means the world to me, so much more than the red tiles and granite or even the beautiful, beautiful white rib vaults that make it.

Like most great European cathedrals, it's a work in progress, a real smörgåsbord of centuries of architectural styles and trends, extensions and modifications, consecrated at 1300 but last modified only a few years ago.

Yet and still, displaying that certain something very Finnish or at least "Nordic": unassuming simplicity, "natural" pure white lines, stone, "light" birch wood & Nordic light of course -- this is a cathedral in the European peripheris, after all. And basically, our country's entire history carved in this one building, in display in this one great building. I'd like to think Aalto, too, drew his inspiration for his churches from right here and it's hard to see how could he not to.

 

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I'll comp Listed: this is a delightul thread, and not least because of bbbbbbb's insightful comments.

Besides Aalto's churches, I do love our national shrine, Turku Cathedral.

Again, I suppose I'm very much partial. But this building means the world to me, so much more than the red tiles and granite or even the beautiful, beautiful white rib vaults that make it.

Like most great European cathedrals, it's a work in progress, a real smörgåsbord of centuries of architectural styles and trends, extensions and modifications, consecrated at 1300 but last modified only a few years ago.

Yet and still, displaying that certain something very Finnish or at least "Nordic": unassuming simplicity, "natural" pure white lines, stone, "light" birch wood & Nordic light of course -- this is a cathedral in the European peripheris, after all. And basically, our country's entire history carved in this one building, in display in this one great building. I'd like to think Aalto, too, drew his inspiration for his churches from right here and it's hard to see how could he not to.

Thank you for your compliment and for sharing with us some of the wonderful church architecture of Finland.

I agree that your national cathedral is truly outstanding and agree that it must have exerted some influence on Aalto.

 

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Also in St. Louis, our Sem., Concordia:

Thanks for the photographs of Concordia Seminary. I find the turncated steeple to be quite curious. Also, the vaulting of the Gothic arches is interesting. At first glance, they appear to be made of Guastovino tiles, but on second glance it is obvious they are not. Do you know what they are made of?

In addition, the statue of Luther is identical to the one at Wartburg Seminary in my home town of Dubuque, Iowa.

 

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11 November Prayer and Worship in the Cave - YouTube

 

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SummaScriptura, I will take any of your churches any day over any of these - church made of bones - Google Search

 

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I dont know if anyones posted Todao Ando's "Church of the Light."

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Thanks for the photographs of Concordia Seminary. I find the turncated steeple to be quite curious. Also, the vaulting of the Gothic arches is interesting. At first glance, they appear to be made of Guastovino tiles, but on second glance it is obvious they are not. Do you know what they are made of?

Local sandstone I believe, the same building material used for the shells of the buildings, but they are more weathered.

Not sure why the tower is the way it is, but I've been there, and It's massive and close to 200 feet tall!

In addition, the statue of Luther is identical to the one at Wartburg Seminary in my home town of Dubuque, Iowa.

Good thing they did not break the mould when they made Luther!

SummaScriptura, I will take any of your churches any day over any of these - church made of bones - Google Search

Well, one could honestly say that one is surrounded by a "cloud of witnesses)

I dont know if anyones posted Todao Ando's "Church of the Light."

Not that I know of; please share!

 

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Sad news, the loss of a beautiful building

BBC News - Demolition for quake-hit Christchurch cathedral

 

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Södra åsum gamla kyraka (Old Church), an example of mediaeval danish church architecture in Scania, Sweden (it used to be part of Denmark).

http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File:Södra Åsums gamla kyrka 2.jpg/-/en