Beautiful Churches and Their Meaning

[MoreCoffee]

The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St. Nicholas, Galway, Ireland is very pretty, brother WirSindBettler, thank you for posting the images.

 

[rockytopva]

I enjoy visiting the Catholic churches in the Polynesian Islands. Here is the one at Bora Bora.

 

[WirSindBettler]

I finally found the old list of my favorite Lutheran sanctuaries. Here they are in all of their beauty.

Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway

Vår Frue Church, Trondheim, Norway

St. Mary's Church, Bergen, Norway

Closeup on Pulpit, St. Mary's Church, Bergen, Norway

Heddal Stave Church, Heddal, Norway

Hadsel Church, Hadsel, Norway

St. Michael's Church, Hamburg, Germany

Closeup on Altar, Cathedral of St. Peter at Schleswig, Schleswig, Germany

Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland

Church of Our Savior, Copenhagen, Denmark

Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thorvaldsen's Christus has long been considered the "most perfect" statue of Christ.
Regrettably, it has come into heavy use by the LDS and as a result is frequently associated with Mormonism.

St. Gertrude's (The German Church), Stockholm, Sweden

Chapel of the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden

Memorial Church, Speyer

Closeup on Altar, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Weimar, Germany

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS), Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Historic Trinity Lutheran (LCMS), Detroit, Michigan

Zion Lutheran Church (LCMS), Fort Wayne, Indiana

And finally, for those of you with modern tastes: Kramer Chapel, Concordia Theological Seminary (LCMS), Fort Wayne, Indiana​

 

[ChristsSoldier115]

That Kramer chapel looks like something out of one of those dystopian sci fi movies.

I enjoy the other ones WirSin

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

That Kramer chapel looks like something out of one of those dystopian sci fi movies.

I enjoy the other ones WirSin

I was thinking Equilibrium, specifically.

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

I visited all three of these about ten years ago on a trip around the Baltic.

Helsinki Cathedral (Lutheran):

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki (Eastern Orthodox)

Uspenski Cathedral, interior

 

[WirSindBettler]

Google the Chapel of Saint Mary Undercroft, Westminster Palace, London, England. Photo I put on here was way, way too big.

 

[WirSindBettler]

St. Olaf's Church, Tallinn, Estonia (historically Lutheran, now Baptist)

 

[bbbbbbb]

Then, there are the Norwegian stave churches -

more images here - https://www.google.com/search?q=sta...m%2Fart%2FGol-stave-church-129602498;1096;728

 

[WirSindBettler]

This is most likely going to be an extremely long post, as I've been holding out on English Gothic Architecture. I absolutely love English Gothic, and view it as the greatest form of architecture ever.
Here goes.

Lady Chapel, Bristol Cathedral

Tower, Canterbury Cathedral

Corona, Canterbury Cathedral

Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral

East Window, Carlisle Cathedral

Rood Screen, Chester Cathedral

Nave and Lantern Ceiling, Ely Cathedral

High Altar, Ely Cathedral

Lady Chapel, Exeter Cathedral

High Altar, Gloucester Cathedral

Cloisters, Gloucester Cathedral

Presbytery, Norwich Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
I'll be there this summer.

Choir, Ripon Cathedral

Rood Screen, Ripon Cathedral

Reredos, Southwark Cathedral

Wells Cathedral

Lady Chapel, Wells Cathedral

Stairs to Chapter House, Wells Cathedral

Chapter House, Wells Cathedral

High Altar, Winchester Cathedral

Lady Chapel, Worcester Cathedral

King's Screen, York Minster

West Window, York Minster
(different from the East Window shown at the beginning of the thread)

Chapter House, York Minster

Reredos, Truro Cathedral

High Altar, Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool Cathedral

And though not a cathedral . . .

Bath Abbey

I'll do another post showing the heavenly imposition these churches have on the areas around them, which I think make them all the more impressive and beautiful.

 

[WirSindBettler]

What I can't really begin to explain is how prominent the churches in my last post really within their cities. These buildings are literally the center of town, towering over every other building and ensuring that wherever you may be you most likely are able to see the cathedral, and thus, ever remember the presence of God. Here are some of the best photographs of this trend:

York Minster

Lincoln Cathedral

Worcester Cathedral

Here's just another beautiful shot that's very "Merry England":

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

Geez, WitSendBettler, you aren't kidding. English Gothic is truly extraordinary. My favorite form, too.

 

[Rick Otto]

Dominates the skyline.

 

[bbbbbbb]

On another note, there is the incomparable Ulm Minster in Germany.

more images here - https://www.google.com/search?q=ulm...4DA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=767#imgdii=_

 

[bbbbbbb]

I also appreciate St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, especially its great tile roof.

 

[seashale76]

I love beautiful churches. However- I'd like to share this with y'all. A church in a tree.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3OGK6SHzg

 

[bbbbbbb]

From the tree in the church I would like to go to a church carved from bedrock.

This is the church of Bet Giorgi, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

I love beautiful churches. However- I'd like to share this with y'all. A church in a tree.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3OGK6SHzg

That church was awesome, but those tourists giving commentary were hilarious.

 

[ChristsSoldier115]

Well here is mine. We'e just a simple baptist church. believe it or not. It isn't as grand as some of these older churches, but the building has been around for like probably 60 years now. The church itself has been around 75+.

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

Well here is mine. We'e just a simple baptist church. believe it or not. It isn't as grand as some of these older churches, but the building has been around for like probably 60 years now. The church itself has been around 75+.

It's truly lovely.