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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 ...
Exterior liturgical facility
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
Since the pilgrimage church will sometimes minister to groups composed of thousands, there is an outdoor pulpit and altar/table for the celebration of the mass. The human scale of pulpit and table is complimented by the ...
Outdoor liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
Seen from this angle, beyond the altar/table and to the right, one can ascend the steps to the lectern/pulpit. Projecting from the wall is the dominant pulpit for great pilgrimages.
Entrance door
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
Flanked by the two smaller towers and mounted on a central pivot, the brilliantly enameled door by Le Corbusier hints at the enchantment of the interior.
Relationship of entry to the magical south wall
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
Just inside the door is a tapered cylinder for holy water, the intention of which is to always remind one of one's baptism. To the left are the portals for the deeply recessed windows.
The interior of Notre Dame du Haut
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
In the foreground, one senses the uneven stone work of a sloping floor. To the side are pews which will seat fifty of the rooms capacity of two hundred. In front are the communion rails, on the slightly raised platform of ...
Three towers
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
Each of the three towers surmounts a small interior side chapel, the shape of which follows the half round of the tower. Note also the concrete "gargoyle" projecting from the roof to spout its water into a whimsical catchment.
The south wall seen from the exterior
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
The curvilinear nature of the south wall also indicates how just on the other side of the projecting point, the floor to ceiling windows can illuminate the interior while being invisible from many angles within the church ...
North wall and pulpit
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)
Different angles produce new aspects of awareness where here we see the cantilevered stairs to the pulpit and the later addition of a rope/railing for the safety of the priest.
The color of the stained glass in the south wall
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)