Comments on: St. John the Divine Cathedral http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2007/08/04/st-john-the-divine-cathedral/ Catholic Anglican Reflections on Theology and Culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:31:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: DWM http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2007/08/04/st-john-the-divine-cathedral/#comment-179 DWM Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:57:13 +0000 http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2007/08/04/st-john-the-divine-cathedral/#comment-179 <p>Lana, thanks for the informative post. Although I've unfortunately visited St. John's, I can relate to the wonder of the experience via my visits to Chartres and the Berliner Dom. Reminds one of the power space and architecture weilds in our common religious life. </p> <p>We should start a category for religious architecture...</p> Lana, thanks for the informative post. Although I’ve unfortunately visited St. John’s, I can relate to the wonder of the experience via my visits to Chartres and the Berliner Dom. Reminds one of the power space and architecture weilds in our common religious life.

We should start a category for religious architecture…

]]> By: Davis http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2007/08/04/st-john-the-divine-cathedral/#comment-178 Davis Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:50:28 +0000 http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2007/08/04/st-john-the-divine-cathedral/#comment-178 They abandoned the "Byzantine Romanesque" because the architects Heins & LaFarge died and the new one R A Cram was a confirmed gothiscist. The building is a marvel and deeply affecting especially due to Cram's wondrous nave. They abandoned the “Byzantine Romanesque” because the architects Heins & LaFarge died and the new one R A Cram was a confirmed gothiscist. The building is a marvel and deeply affecting especially due to Cram’s wondrous nave.

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