#religious architecture

[sergioguymanproust]

For centuries the church has been hiding and guarding its places of worship in order to protect them from external threats of this world and the unseen forces of the darkness above and below . Norse ironworks used to protect the living from the dead look a lot like sigil symbols used in magic rituals when the need to invoke certain entities to obtain power ,was used. So,let’s not kid ourselves the church was the number one user of magic symbols from time immemorial to fight for the monopoly of the institution and destroy other fledgling sects, secret orders,paganism and protect by going to war.Doors ,are indeed the first line of defense against the darkness. The church has nothing holy to rave about and its records. Words by Sergio,GuymanProust.

10th century church door with Norse ironwork at St. Helen’s Church in Stillingfleet, England

[whegan]

[etherealyearning]

Gloucester Cathedral

[wandering-italy]

Mosaic covered alcove.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. 5th century

Ravenna

Jan 2017

[arc-hus]

Raj Sabhagruh Discourse Hall, Bilpudi, India - Serie Architects

[cogumellow]

angels and saints // barcelona, spain // october 2023 // ©

[pointandshooter]

Washington D.C. Temple, Kensington, MD

photo: David Castenson

[rainlyheavendrops]

If this gets 100+ notes I’ll draw it digitally (it probably won’t) (not aesthetic enough)

this was a 1am doodle

[belovedapollo]

Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, Iran • visited in 2022 reblog is okay, don’t repost/use

[mybeautifulpoland]

Kraków, Poland by zaparowana

[etherealyearning]

Winter Garden of the Ursuline nuns

Sources 1 / 2 / 3

[tookarask]

the marine cathedral bishoujo senshi sailor moon s, eps. 110 + 111 inspired by sagrada família (barcelona, spain)

[arc-hus]

St. Bonifatius Church, Cologne, Germany - Heinz Bienefeld

[atheostic]

Places of Worship Around the World

The Old New Synagogue

The oldest synagogue in continuous use, built around 1270 in Prague.

[germanpostwarmodern]

Expressed in numbers alone religious buildings only play a minor role in the otherwise expansive oeuvre of Marcel Breuer: two churches and two monasteries aren’t exactly many but due to their sculptural quality they nonetheless are milestones in his overall work. Of the four buildings only one is in Europe, more precisely in Switzerland: Kloster Baldegg near Lucerne, completed in 1972. The final building marked the end of a long and winding process that initially didn’t include Marcel Breuer but originated in a competition among Swiss architects alone. But the winner, Hanns A. Brütsch, didn’t get along with the Baldegg sisters and also the other competition entries didn’t meet the requirements of the sisters. Fortunately, Beat von Segesser, cantonal master builder of Lucerne, contacted Marcel Breuer who obviously got along with the sisters very well and also listened closely to their requirements.

This story of the genesis of the convent is one of many included in the present volume: „Im Kloster Baldegg. Klösterliches Leben in einem Bau von Marcel Breuer“, edited by Gabriela Christen, Johannes Käferstein & Heike Biechteler and published fairly recently by Scheidegger & Spiess. In keeping with its title, the book follows and shows the life going on behind the convent’s walls in countless photographs taken by Jürgen Beck and Sister Marie-Ruth Ziegler which complement each other in terms of rigor and liveliness and document the architecture through the seasons as well as the everyday life of the sisters. The photographs are supplemented by a wealth of drawings and plans from Marcel Breuer’s office that visualize the complexity of the spatial program the architect had to bring together, an ability that is further highlighted in a separate essay covering Breuer’s all-encompassing vision of the building right down to the modular furniture. As the book reveals the sisters also had fashion designers André Courrèges and Coqueline Barrières create a religious habit for them. Anecdotes like these together with the profound essays and illustrations make the book a truly insightful yet entertaining read that is warmly recommended!

[pointandshooter]

Washington, DC Mormon Temple

photo: David Castenson