RSS 1.0Contemporary European Churches Photographed in 1984
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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 communion room
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Since the time of the Reformation it has been customary for the Dutch Reformed to gather around the Communion table, either seated or standing. In the great cathedrals it was the choir which became the "organ room" in many ... -
Pulpit, lectern, choir and great organ
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Baptismal font
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Overview of Great Church Room
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)An overview of Great church room offers a rationale of the interior. Central in the photo is the baptismal font, to the left is the high dominant pulpit, and below it the lectern. The projection in the corner leads to the ... -
Thomaskerke, Amsterdam-south
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)K.L. Sijmons, Architect. -
Church of the Holy Ghost at dusk with artificial illumination
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Side "chapel"
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The sculpture of Madonna and Child at the base of one of the hexagonal "trees" forms a devotional chapel. The walls with abstractions painted over canvas cover the concrete walls of the church. -
Side view of church room and liturgical center
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)This side view gives a clear understanding of the hexagonal "trees," each of a different height with the clerestory infills as well as the side windows. The dim exterior light of dusk enabled the film to span both the light ... -
Heilig-Geist-Kirche (1962-66) in Emmerich, Germany, Dieter G. Baumewerd, Architect
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The structure of the church is composed of six hexagons holding hexagonal ceiling and roof structures connected by slim clerestories separating one hexagon from the other as well as larger clerestories for illumination. ... -
New town housing
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The Gemeindzentrum was built to also serve the population of the new apartment blocks. -
Stairway to daycare
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Part of the Gemeindzentrum is a facility for child care. -
Gemeindzentrum
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Gemeindzentrum facilities, overlooking the apartment blocks of the new town. -
"Main Street" within the Gemeindzentrum
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Baptismal font
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The ancicent baptismal font, along with the tower, provides an authentic reference to the past. -
East window
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The etched glass window behind the liturgical center is quite lovely but even with the wall directly behind altar and pulpit, one wonders whether or not the window proves to be a distraction behind the liturgical action. -
Great church room
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)The flexible seating here focuses upon a quite traditional altar/table with a diminutive pulpit. -
St. Petruskirche
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Traditional liturgical center with flexible seating implying the congregation surrounding Word and sacrament. -
Petruskirche, Kettwig-Nord
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Gottfried Bohm and Gunter Kaintoch, architects. Part of the Kirchengemeinde, the church is surrounded ancillary buildings for parish activities and housing. The intention was to make the church appear as part of a village ... -
Major entry
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1984)Next to the tower a major flight of steps leads directly up to the worship room.
