Church blueprints anyone?

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Just curious if anyone knew of where someone might be able to obtain blue prints for Orthodox Churches? Like as in...building plans? Or orthographic views?

 

[Greg the byzantine]

You will be very hard-pressed to find actual blueprints or building plans.

The most you are going to able to find is either a floorplan, or crosssection of some of the more famous Orthodox churches. For example St. George the Trophybearer:

Or Hagia Sophia:

 

[Michael G]

I have blueprints for the icons of a monastery church in Russia in a book that I have. Every icon in the church is shown in the blueprint, in its position in the church. They are awesome.

 

[127.0.0.1]

You mean the blue print shows where the icons are placed in the Church? That might be useful.

I'm mostly interested in reference where you can clearly see the structure of the church building itself though (preferably orthographic views).

 

[Michael G]

You mean the blue print shows where the icons are placed in the Church? That might be useful.

I'm mostly interested in reference where you can clearly see the structure of the church building itself though (preferably orthographic views).

The blueprint shows me exactly where what icon is in the church. They are very useful for me, an iconographer. This is a church that is of a decent size and every square inch of the church is covered in iconography.

 

[127.0.0.1]

The blueprint shows me exactly where what icon is in the church. They are very useful for me, an iconographer. This is a church that is of a decent size and every square inch of the church is covered in iconography.

Well I'm just looking around atm but if I ever have need of such a thing I'll be sure to pm you!

 

[Michael G]

Well I'm just looking around atm but if I ever have need of such a thing I'll be sure to pm you!

I never said I was willing to part with them.

 

[127.0.0.1]

I never said I was willing to part with them.

No I wouldn't want the actual printouts. I meant like...scan a .jpg. Nevermind...

 

[Michael G]

No I wouldn't want the actual printouts. I meant like...scan a .jpg. Nevermind...

These blueprints are not exactly small. They would take a dozen or more scans to copy.

Your thread never asked who had them that they could share with others, just who had them. Perhaps you should be more clear with your intentions in your OP.

 

[GarnetRose]

Perhaps Michael can say where he got that book? Isn't that what the OP is asking, how to obtain these blueprints?

 

[Michael G]

Perhaps Michael can say where he got that book? Isn't that what the OP is asking, how to obtain these blueprints?

The book is in Russian. I got it at a used book store on the Southside of Pittsburgh a few years ago.

 

[GarnetRose]

The book is in Russian. I got it at a used book store on the Southside of Pittsburgh a few years ago.

I love used book stores!! There are usually a treasure or two to be found there.

 

[Michael G]

I love used book stores!! There are usually a treasure or two to be found there.

Every now and then I can find good icon books in them. It is worth the treasure hunt when I find one every so often!