Beautiful Churches and Their Meaning

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Tombs of Westminster Abbey (WA part 3 of 4)

Edward III

Elizabeth I

Edward V

Henry VII

Isaac Newton

Margaret Beaufort

Mary Queen of Scots

Poet's Corner Memorials

And of course, my favorite author:

 

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Lady Chapel and Chapter House of Westminster Abbey (WA part 4 of 4)

Chapter House:

 

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Darwin's buried in Westminster

 

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Darwin's buried in Westminster

I'm pretty shocked as well.

 

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As theologically liberal as it is, Riverside Church in NYC is breathtaking. It's technically both Baptist and UCC, which makes me laugh because both of those denominations are heavily rooted in iconoclasm.

 

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St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Ashfield, Sydney, Australia. The church is nice, but the stained glass is extraordinary.

And the now very famous:

 

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Some more English Gothic, with beautiful stained glass.

St Mary's Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Holy Trinity Church, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

 

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I know someone already posted some pics, but I'm going to post more.

King's College Chapel, The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, University of Cambridge, England

King's College Chapel is most renowned, however, not for its architecture, but for being the seat of the world famous King's College Choir. They are masters at Anglican liturgy. Here's an example of their style, a rendition of my favorite hymn, which also highlights the beauty of the chapel itself:

 

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I like the King's College Choir. Thanks for posting that

 

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I've posted some pics of this before, but here are more.

Cathedral Church of the Risen Christ, Liverpool, England (the seventh largest church in the world, and the second largest church in the Anglican Communion, behind the as-of-yet unfinished Cathedral Church of Saint John: The Great Divine in the City and Diocese of New York). Construction began in 1904 and finished in 1978:

(Lady Chapel)

 

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The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick, Dublin [Church of Ireland (Anglican)], Dublin, Ireland

 

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Cathedral in New York City.

 

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Cathedral in New York City.

It's amazing how far we've come. Scroll down to post 17 on the first page.

 

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It's amazing how far we've come. Scroll down to post 17 on the first page.

Opps.

Well here we go.

Greek Orthodox Metropolis Cathedral of Denver.

 

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I've posted a few occasional pictures of the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury, but never individually, so here goes:

Canterbury Cathedral (part 1 of 4):

Christ Church Gate

Christ Church Gate

Christ Church Gate

Christ Church Gate

Christ Church Gate

Cloisters

Cloisters

Entrance

Entrance Ceiling

 

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Canterbury Cathedral (part 2 of 4):

 

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Canterbury Cathedral (part 3 of 4):

 

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Canterbury Cathedral (part 4 of 4):