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[Stadtplan]

Here's some photos from St. Andrew's Anglican Church on the Downtown Walking Tour:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[John T Roberts]

You took some really nice photographs.

[Stadtplan]

Thanks John. This was probably my favorite stop of the day. The amount of detail and attention given to this space was astounding. The person from the church speaking today, she did a great job explaining how the architecture correlates to the spiritual experience and journey of the churchgoer. As you enter the building your eyes and spirit are drawn upwards. Also, the placement of the baptismal font in the back, symbolizing the start of a believers walk and as an initiation into the church. The floor plan shape of the building laid out as a cross. I really enjoyed the brief musical performances too, especially the organ, as it filled the room with sound.

[John T Roberts]

The floor plan in the shape of a cross comes from the true Gothic Cathedrals in Europe.  Many of the churches in the United States have variations of the plan, most of which have been done because of the smaller sizes of the churches or the sites.

[Austin55]

Loving all the church photos. We have some gems in this city. 

[Stadtplan]

Thanks Austin55. For better or for worse, I only did very minor post production on these shots, a few quick tilt corrections and crops just being aware of time and to get them posted. The funny thing about the Downtown Walking Tour is it the perfect cover for walking into a place and photographing the heck out of it. Theres a certain momentum or eagerness involved with having a group of people together with the same interest to learn about a place. In most other situations, it would seem rather awkward or presumptuous to do so without consent. I could have easily spent an hour at each location snooping around but maybe another time.

I forgot to mention, but the representative from St. Andrews made an open invitation to anyone who wanted to come and sit in the church and reflect from noon to 1pm every Tuesday. I dont think its any sort of church service but just an open invite for anyone and I think they may have some musical performances the weeks approaching Christmas.

[TLA]

This church has been stuck in my mind since the tour. This is a true gem in the city, I had no clue existed. Nitixope’s photos do it great justice.

[John T Roberts]

This is one of my favorite churches in Downtown.  Nitixope did a great job on the photography.  I did include a couple of photos on the building's page in the main website, but I have taken many more.  Most of mine have people from previous Downtown Tours in the photographs.  I need to start taking the time to focus on one building and then get those photographs on the site.