Browsing Contemporary European Churches Photographed in 1984 by Issue Date
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Main entry, rectory, and parish premises
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Liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Again we see the juxtaposition of the contemporary with the pulpit, freestanding altar/table, and seats for the clergy with the traditional high altar, tabernacle, and crucifix, and completing the visual focus, on the wall ... -
Koln Cathedral Nave
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The soaring nave with the maximum wall space given to glass is made possible by the flying buttresses. -
Communion Table and positif
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The great Communion Table, with its concrete base, is given as sense of majesty and joy by a marble veneer. -
The Baptistery
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Reflecting the ancient practice of a baptistery separate from the church, this baptistery is attached to the church room and boasts elegant stained glass by Jean Bazaine. -
House of the Symbols
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)"Freestanding column by the northern entry with sculpture of three Taurus heads that act as symbolic guards." Justus Dahinden -
House of the Symbols
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)"The edges of the building's south façade are distinguished by large circular oriels, crowned by perforated cupolas. They envelope the living areas with the fire-place in its center. The individual style of this building ... -
Great church room
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)A religious structure worthy of the culmination of an arduous pilgrimage. -
Side chapel
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Alongside the entrance at the base of one of the flanking towers is an altar for the side chapel. Its stark simplicity with the light from the clerestories and candle and stuccoed cylindrical walls lend an aura of sanctity ... -
Liturgical focus
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The liturgical center is illuminated by a clearstory bathing the altar with light, with pulpit to the left, and chapel for the reserved host to the right, with bench and chairs for clergy and acolytes spanning the chancel. -
Another interior view
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The slightly separated weekday chapel with the Madonna is to the left. -
Stairway to daycare
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Part of the Gemeindzentrum is a facility for child care. -
Baptistery
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Dahinden has again provided a running water baptistery. Here the water pouring from the sprout into a circular bowl is clearly visible and makes its presents audibly known throughout the service. In the photo, the corner ... -
Windows by Schaffrath
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Ludwig Schaffrath was one of the premier stained glass artists in the third quarter of the 20th century. Schaffrath's artistic premise was that in the modern world, the stained glass was not to teach biblical stories but ... -
The liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The liturgical center borrows visually from the Brutalism of the exterior and provides a large visual frame for the liturgical action. -
The church room with liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Seen from the choir the front of the church room contains many elements with the tapestry behind the altar giving focus to the room. The functions left to right: (half) of the altar for the reserved host, behind which is ... -
St. Andreaskirche, 1902, Bonn, Germany
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Restoration and renovation begin in 1983. -
Church of the Holy Ghost at dusk with artificial illumination
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Church room with skylight
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Even in the fading twilight, the clerestory is visible, albeit giving a very different color cast to the room than in midday light. -
Devotional "chapel"
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)In one corner of the front of the great church room is a sculpture of Mary and Child surrounded by a tree and flowers with pews for private devotion.
