cathedral of st. john the divine, nyc

AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
edited February 5, 2004 in The Dgrin Challenges
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2004
    beautiful
    andy wrote:
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    That is just so beautiful...
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  • zero-zerozero-zero Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2004
    They certainly did. Cathedrals were designed to awe visitors and make them confront a bigger reality than they were used to, and to make them look up to heaven and their God. They were also a symbol of the church as a bridge between earth and heaven, thus the buildings reach high up in the sky.

    Now, if they can shock a 21st century world traveller, think about the effect on simple peasants just past the middle ages... bowdown.gif
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2004
    Andy, that's a sweet B&W image, nice contrast and framing. thumb.gif
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