LouisvilleFan Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='Apotheoun' post='1860830' date='May 7 2009, 02:56 PM']It reminds me of a giant wicker basket.[/quote] or a boat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1860861' date='May 7 2009, 01:01 PM']or a boat...[/quote] A very leaky boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Our church creaks like an old wooden sailing ship. [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3510378449_43c6b99627.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1860880' date='May 7 2009, 03:15 PM']Our church creaks like an old wooden sailing ship.[/quote] lol My grandfather was stationed in the Philippines during WWII. He says he remembers attending Mass in a Church made from an old wooden ship that had capsized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1860880' date='May 7 2009, 01:15 PM']Our church creaks like an old wooden sailing ship. [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3510378449_43c6b99627.jpg[/img][/quote] Your Church looks like a Presbyterian Church near my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='Apotheoun' post='1860890' date='May 7 2009, 03:23 PM']Your Church looks like a Presbyterian Church near my house.[/quote] It reminds me of Noah's Ark lol No offense, that's just what popped into my head when I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 The barque of St Peter comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 St Paul Cathedral Pittsburgh, taken by Lil Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleFan Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1860900' date='May 7 2009, 04:28 PM']The barque of St Peter comes to mind.[/quote] That's what I think the architect of the Oakland cathedral had in mind, especially considering Oakland's geography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='StColette' post='1860896' date='May 7 2009, 02:25 PM']It reminds me of Noah's Ark lol No offense, that's just what popped into my head when I saw it.[/quote] Oh, none taken. To be completely honest, I wish they'd just go ahead and close it so we could move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1860914' date='May 7 2009, 04:45 PM']Oh, none taken. To be completely honest, I wish they'd just go ahead and close it so we could move on.[/quote] Actually, compared to the boxy, sterile, featureless, textureless stuff out there yours is not half bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoTeckam Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1860904' date='May 7 2009, 04:33 PM']St Paul Cathedral Pittsburgh, taken by Lil Red[/quote] The paint job inside made a huge difference a few years ago. Pittsburgh is littered with gorgeous churches though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 So true so true, we are blessed in that respect. Some of the newer ones, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='Apotheoun' post='1860849' date='May 7 2009, 02:32 PM']I have been there once (i.e., in the new Oakland cathedral), and I must say that it is very plain on the inside, and from the outside -- as you approach the building -- it looks like a nuclear power plant. I went with some friends who were visiting from Arizona a couple of weeks ago to a hierarchical liturgy at the Russian Orthodox cathedral of the Holy Virgin in San Francisco, and it was a wonderful experience. [img]http://www.orthodoxhawaii.org/images/IveronIcon/DSC02151.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.geocities.com/apotheoun/russian_orthodox.jpg[/img] [img]http://russianorthodox.org/graphix/church.jpg[/img][/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Yes, the orthodox know how to get some things right I can only pray that modern church architecture dies a swift death fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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