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Medieval Church Architecture Sites that focus on what many consider the greatest achievements of medieval architecture: churches and cathedrals.
ARCHITECTURE IN RUSSIA AND CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION Built in 1714 during the reign of Peter the Great, the Church of the Transfiguration has 22 soaring onion domes sheathed in hundreds of aspen shingles. No nails were used in the construction of the cathedral, and today many of the spruce logs are wea
ARCHITECTURE IN RUSSIA AND KIZHI WOODEN CHURCHES The island of Kizhi, located on Lake Onega north-east of St. Petersburg, is reknown for its remarkable array of wooden churches.
The Gothic Revolution If ever architecture expressed spiritual ideals, it would be in the lofty Gothic structures of medieval Europe and Great Britain. Here's a history and description of the style, with illustrations and resources.
Religion/Worship Places of worship in Halifax, Nova Scotia are an architectural delight. Historical churches and pioneer graveyards attract historians and researchers and 250 year old churches still offer Sunday service.
The Georgian Parish Church: 'Monuments to Posterity': M.H. Port welcomes a fundamental contribution to the study of Georgian church architecture
The Georgian Parish Church: 'Monuments to Posterity' Terry Friedman Spire Books, Reading, 33.95 [pounds sterling] ISBN 0 94536 15 3 9 Of late years ......(Continue Reading) Church in East Europe needs 'new inner architecture' - World
A leading religious sociologist has warned that the Catholic church must "expect a crisis" all over Eastern Europe as the price of integration with the European Union. The church "has to learn to l...(Continue Reading)BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE - Bare churches, cold hearts - Catholic church art and architecture - Brief Article
Last week, at our Altar-Rosary Society meeting, I made a heartfelt request that we have vigil candles in church for people to light. Olga, a member who grew up in an Eastern Catholic church, agreed...(Continue Reading)Encountering God through modern church architecture
For a study guide, see www.thelutheran.org/study. To discuss this article with the author, Aug. 17-24, see www.thelutheran.org (click discussion boards)....(Continue Reading)Beauty from a barrel: a new exhibition at the National Building Museum showcases concrete's contribution to architecture
Beauty from a barrel: a new exhibition at the National Building Museum showcases concrete's contribution to architecture....(Continue Reading)
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