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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.
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.
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.
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.