Houses of Worship Thread

GSPeP

The Abbey Sts Peter and Paul in Wissembourg, France

sarasphotos

Parish church in Vipiteno (Sterzing), Italy

pegelli

Thanks for posting the photos from Rovinj Sara, brings back good memories from my visit to there in 2016

Another look at the same tower:

sarasphotos

Inside the Basilica in Kempten (Bavaria), Germany

@pegelli we loved Rovinj! Wish thhe weather had been better, but this past May, the weather was miserable everywhere!

pegelli

Night shot of the St. Peter and Paul church in Oostende

sarasphotos

Well-worn pews in a village church in Italy

pegelli

The Parish Church of St Cuthbert in Edinburgh, with the famous castle in the background.

GSPeP

Rupelmonde church

Smithy

Duomo di Siena, Italy. The marble floor is only open once or twice a year, I think, and I was lucky to be there for it.

GSPeP

Inside cologne Cathedral

pegelli

The primitive chapel in Fort Aubin-Neufchâteau (north of Liege, Belgium)

grandmaR

St Gabriel's Episcopal Church in Titusville, FL Neoclassic style

Construction begun in 1887- named St. Gabriel after the donation of a stained glass window depicting St. Gabriel. On the National Register of historic places and contains a fine collection of Victorian stained glass - possibly Tiffany. We couldn't go inside - it was locked. From the outside

npdemers

Chartres is a little town about an hour SW of Paris, famed worldwide for its gorgeous Gothic cathedral with stunning stained glass. The cathedral survived the French Revolution with only minor damage to the exterior, but was almost bombed to the ground in WWII. It was mostly finished in 1220. The shorter, plainer tower was completed first, around 1150, while the taller one is much newer, dating to the early 1500s.

We visited in May of 2022, and that was great timing on our part, since the Cathedral had undergone a thorough cleaning a few years ago inside and out. As well, and very controversially, the interior walls were painted shades of white, yellow and beige—the idea being to make it look as it did in the 13th century. Some said this went beyond the scope of pure conservation into aesthetic modification, but others countered that it was historically accurate, and moreover cathedrals don’t need to be somber and grey. Personally, I think it looks amazing!

grandmaR

This building no longer exists. The building was erected by the Second Congregational Church during the years from 1867 to 1870, and was used by that church until the union of the First and Second Churches in 1920. In 1927 Oberlin College purchased the property, removed the steeple, and remodelled the building as a temporary home for the department of Zoology. It contained a large auditorium, two class rooms, five laboratories, a departmental reading room, and offices. The marginal floor space and gallery were occupied by the Zoological Museum. Wright Zoological Laboratory was named in honor of Albert A. Wright, for thirty-one years Professor of Geology and Natural History in Oberlin College. Wright Zoological Laboratory was demolished in August, 1959. Bibbins Hall of the Conservatory complex currently occupies Wright’s former location.

The first three years of my time at Oberlin, we were in this building for Zoology classes. Unfortunatly I never took photos of the iteriror because I didn't get a camera until partway through my junior year. (November 1957), and by the fall of 1958 the building was no longer in use.

beardedlogic

Duke Chape
Durham, NC
June 2010

grandmaR

St John's Parish Church - Barbados. Built in 1862

bfluegie

Flåm Church (Flåm Kyrkje), Norway

Historical records of the church go back to 1340, but this church was built in 1670.

GSPeP

Dresden, Germany

grandmaR

Sagrada de Familia - Gaudi's church

Outside 2008

inside 2019

GSPeP

Canterbury, UK

grandmaR

Mormon Temple Salt Lake City

GSPeP

Inside Canterbury Cathedral (UK)

grandmaR

St George on the facade of the Basel Minster

pegelli

Parish church of Zoersel, Belgium

grandmaR

The Little Chapel in Vandegriff Park- Fort Walton Beach

GSPeP

Dresden, Germany

grandmaR

Then and Now - from 1963 to 2019

St. Peters in St. George, Bermuda

GSPeP

Chapel in the Pori (Finland) cemetary

grandmaR

US Air Force Academy chapel - outside and looking up at the ceiling

David_S85

It would be very helpful if, when posting pictures, to write something about what these are and where. Just say'in.