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A companion to the shot of the belfry at the cathedral, but this time showing what looks like late afternoon light, brilliant, horizontal, and illuminating the delicate pink wash of the plaster facing of the building. As noted on the previous shot, SPG mistakenly identified this as having been taken in winter; the identification with "Kostroma" probably comes from the Library of Congress cataloguers. There is a website for the monastery, in Russian, so I can't read it, but from the photos it's quite clear that what remains of the monastery has been restored, with some of the domes being gilded. (Note the bird on the top side of the right-hand dome, which did not move between the three exposures, and thus survived to immortalized in the photo.)
If you look at the contemporary photo which I have posted in the comment below, you can see that the area of SPG's photo is on the right hand side, with the steps leading into the cathedral on one side of his shot, and the belfry on the other. The lovely little pink church that is SPG's main subject, however, is long gone, along with the frescoes on the belfry, which today is mostly whitewashed.
The seriously impressive St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, dominating the junction of Grosvenor Crescent and Lansdowne Crescent. Designed by George Gilbert Scott, of Glasgow University and classic red telephone box fame, and his son Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott and opened in 1879. #stmarysepiscopalcathedral #stmarysedinburgh #edinburghcathedral #cathedral #church #edinburghchurch #scottishchurches #scottisharchitecture #churcharchitecture⛪️ #edinburgh #georgegilbertscott #placeofworship #palmerstonplace
Village Pokrovskoye, Ruza Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Closed and repurposed in the 1960s. Returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1996.
This is one of the side aisles with dramatic light fixtures formed of spheres and cuboid shades, supported and enclosed by slender extended rectangular forms.
Village Paveltsevo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The church was founded in 2000 when the local Orthodox community received the abandoned house of a road worker. The house was completely renovated. The first church service was held in April 2002. The church bells were taken from the church in nearby village Tarkhovo. Father Boris is the arch-priest of both the Tarkhovo church and the Paveltsevo church.
The First Unitarian Meeting House was designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright completed in 1951. This building is classic FLW and is so beautiful to see in person.
The Church of Salla in Lapland Finland was constructed 1948-1950. The previous church in Salla was destroyed during the WWII. The funding for the new church to be built in Salla was organized through parish collections in Denmark. The church was designed by Finnish architects Eero Eerikäinen and Osmo Sipari.
Village Nikolskoye, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Saint Nikolas Church was built by Alexey Danilovich Tatishchev (1697-1760) over the period 1738-1758. The church was closed and repurposed in 1937. The bell tower was demolished sometime in the 1950s in order to provide construction bricks for the nearby farm. The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1995. Restoration began in 1995. Church Services are currently held in a small, heated chapel inside the church.
It is interesting to note that village Nikolskoye was the birthplace of the XVII c. Russian church architect Jacob Bukhvostov.
Holy Cross, Austin
1610 E 11th St, Austin, Texas, US
Roman Catholic Parish Church
historically African-American
Leo Danze, Danze & Davis, architects (1979)
1935, founded
1937, constructed
1979, reconstructed
25 November 1979, dedicated
Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, Houston
2222 Elgin Ave, Third Ward, Houston, Texas, US
1941, completed
Abandonded church for an African-American Christian Scientist congregation across the street from Emancipation Park. As of summer 2014, shows signs of renovations and repairs underway.
Small church in Huntington Beach. Several different congregations called this home at one time or another now it sits empty and forlorn.
Vintage 1950's style LDS chapel located on 400 East at about 400 North in Orem. There are several chapels built in this style all over the United States.
Village Podzhigorodovo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The church was built in 1778-1783 by two brothers Yurevyh, local noblemen who had a large manor here. It's believed that the architect was the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov. Unusual two-story church with the winter church on the first floor and the summer church on the second floor. The exterior was plastered and whitewashed in 1906.
The last owner of the Podzhigorodovo manor was nobleman Vladimir Sokolov. He was a revolutionary and his party nickname was Volsky. Vladimir Lenin visited Sokolov before the 1917 revolution. There's a photo of Lenin playing chess with Sokolov in his Podzhigorodovo manor house.
Olga remembers climbing the bell tower as a child. The church was used then to store chemical fertilizer. She still recalls the smell of the fertilizer and the treacherous circular staircase.
The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992. Services are presently held in the first floor winter church. The second floor summer church has not been restored. Like many rural churches in Russia, the Church of Archangel Michael is undergoing slow restoration and still dominates the surrounding landscape.
Village Podzhigorodovo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast
The church was built in 1778-1783 by two brothers Yurevyh, local noblemen who had a large manor here. It's believed that the architect was the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov. Unusual two-story church with the winter church on the first floor and the summer church on the second floor. The exterior was plastered and whitewashed in 1906.
The last owner of the Podzhigorodovo manor was nobleman Vladimir Sokolov. He was a revolutionary and his party nickname was Volsky. Vladimir Lenin visited Sokolov before the 1917 revolution. There's a photo of Lenin playing chess with Sokolov in his Podzhigorodovo manor house.
Olga remembers climbing the bell tower as a child. The church was used then to store chemical fertilizer. She still recalls the smell of the fertilizer and the treacherous circular staircase.
The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992. Services are presently held in the first floor winter church. The second floor summer church has not been restored. Like many rural churches in Russia, the Church of Saint Mikhail the Archangel is undergoing slow restoration and still dominates the surrounding landscape.
When the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Bloomfield was built in 1961, it was a bit controversial. Many people were unsure about its severely modern architecture. Situated on an odd-shaped plot of urban land across a narrow street from West Penn Hospital, the unusual angles and arches and walls of stained glass have created a sanctuary which is at the same time large and intimate, and not at all austere as are many modern churches.
Because of declining city population, Immaculate Conception has merged with two other churches, another in Bloomfield and one in Lawrenceville, to form St. Maria Goretti Parish. It remains one of the few churches in the city whose doors can be found open every day.
Village Podzhigorodovo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The church was built in 1778-1783 by two brothers Yurevyh, local noblemen who had a large manor here. It's believed that the architect was the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov. Unusual two-story church with the winter church on the first floor and the summer church on the second floor. The exterior was plastered and whitewashed in 1906.
The last owner of the Podzhigorodovo manor was nobleman Vladimir Sokolov. He was a revolutionary and his party nickname was Volsky. Vladimir Lenin visited Sokolov before the 1917 revolution. There's a photo of Lenin playing chess with Sokolov in his Podzhigorodovo manor house.
Olga remembers climbing the bell tower as a child. The church was used then to store chemical fertilizer. She still recalls the smell of the fertilizer and the treacherous circular staircase.
The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992. Services are presently held in the first floor winter church. The second floor summer church has not been restored. Like many rural churches in Russia, the Church of Archangel Michael is undergoing slow restoration and still dominates the surrounding landscape.
Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Victoria
1311 E Mesquite Ln, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, US
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Diocese of Victoria
1957 – Erected
1982 – Designated Cathedral
Village Podzhigorodovo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The church was built in 1778-1783 by two brothers Yurevyh, local noblemen who had a large manor here. It's believed that the architect was the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov. Unusual two-story church with the winter church on the first floor and the summer church on the second floor. The exterior was plastered and whitewashed in 1906.
The last owner of the Podzhigorodovo manor was nobleman Vladimir Sokolov. He was a revolutionary and his party nickname was Volsky. Vladimir Lenin visited Sokolov before the 1917 revolution. There's a photo of Lenin playing chess with Sokolov in his Podzhigorodovo manor house.
Olga remembers climbing the bell tower as a child. The church was used then to store chemical fertilizer. She still recalls the smell of the fertilizer and the treacherous circular staircase.
The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992. Services are presently held in the first floor winter church. The second floor summer church has not been restored. Like many rural churches in Russia, the Church of Archangel Michael is undergoing slow restoration and still dominates the surrounding landscape.
St Mary the Virgin, Hampton Poyle. The building dates from the thirteenth century and was restored in 1844 and then in 1870 by G. E. Street, the Gothic Revivalist whose best-known work is probably the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand in London.
In Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire, 09 November 2014
Suzdal Raion, Vladimir Oblast, Russia (Суздальский Района, Владимирская Область, Россия)
Perhaps the most imposing village church I've seen in Russia.
Camera on tripod
City Methodist Church as viewed from down Washington Street. New Neighborhood, dilapidated Church building.
Village Podzhigorodovo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The church was built in 1778-1783 by two brothers Yurevyh, local noblemen who had a large manor here. It's believed that the architect was the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov. Unusual two-story church with the winter church on the first floor and the summer church on the second floor. The exterior was plastered and whitewashed in 1906.
The last owner of the Podzhigorodovo manor was nobleman Vladimir Sokolov. He was a revolutionary and his party nickname was Volsky. Vladimir Lenin visited Sokolov before the 1917 revolution. There's a photo of Lenin playing chess with Sokolov in his Podzhigorodovo manor house.
Olga remembers climbing the bell tower as a child. The church was used then to store chemical fertilizer. She still recalls the smell of the fertilizer and the treacherous circular staircase.
The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992. Services are presently held in the first floor winter church. The second floor summer church has not been restored. Like many rural churches in Russia, the Church of Archangel Michael is undergoing slow restoration and still dominates the surrounding landscape.