What is your favourite form of Church Architecture?

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EasterJoy said:
I really like our cathedral, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. archdpdx.org/parishes/cathedral/

The style is Romanesque, I think. To me, the artwork and stained glass are rich without being overly fussy. You know you’re in a Catholic Church, but it also represents an area when men have never worn a lot of lace. It fits the archdiocese very well.
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Interesting, that’s actually a Neoclassical style. That is a popular style used by the Protestant churches down here.
 
RLT said:
Interesting, that’s actually a Neoclassical style. That is a popular style used by the Protestant churches down here.
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The murals behind the main altar depict the life and influence of Mary. They’re really wonderful. There is also a rose motif going on throughout the building, which ties honor to Our Lady with the setting (Portland calls itself "the City of Roses). The stained glass depicts saints and blesseds of the Americas. (I can’t get direct links to post here; you have to go back to the main page and then click on “murals” or “stained glass”)

In other words, nobody is going to walk into that church and think that the Baptists built it.
 
EasterJoy said:
The murals behind the main altar depict the life and influence of Mary. They’re really wonderful. There is also a rose motif going on throughout the building, which ties honor to Our Lady with the setting (Portland calls itself "the City of Roses). The stained glass depicts saints and blesseds of the Americas. (I can’t get direct links to post here; you have to go back to the main page and then click on “murals” or “stained glass”)

In other words, nobody is going to walk into that church and think that the Baptists built it.
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I realize that, I wasn’t scrutinizing it’s Catholicism, the Basilicas in Baltimore and Mobile are neoclassical designs too.

The interior of St. Mary’s Cathedral is beautiful. I was just pointing out that the exterior with the brick contrasted by the white pediment and columns with ionic capitals is common in southern churches.
 
RLT said:
I realize that, I wasn’t scrutinizing it’s Catholicism, the Basilicas in Baltimore and Mobile are neoclassical designs too.

The interior of St. Mary’s Cathedral is beautiful. I was just pointing out that the exterior with the brick contrasted by the white pediment and columns with ionic capitals is common in southern churches.
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The thing is, there are quite a few Catholic churches these days, which have rather nice architecture but nothing particularly Catholic about them. I like simple, but that’s too simple for me. As for baroque, when it is very good, it is very, very good. When it isn’t…well, then I’d rather have simply Catholic.

To tell you the truth, I could barely have told you what the outside of St. Mary’s looks like. It’s the inside that I really like.
 
Ghoti said:
I kind of like this, but I think many people would find it too barebones.
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lol.

The church over the ossuary was done in a nice Baroque style…
As for the ossuary itself…I can only imagine how awe inspiring and intimidating it would be in that chapel.
 
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I like anything that doesn’t remotely resemble OLAC.
It is nothing more than an auditorium that they use to celebrate what they call the Mass and is like a mausoleum to me.

It is referred to here as the Taj Mahoney…and rightly so.
 
In different locations, different architectural styles work better than others.

I don’t think that any of the styles is necessarily intrinsically better than any of the others, that’s why architects are hired.

Modern architecture with few pillars inside make it easier to find where you want to sit, particularly in a church that you are unfamiliar with.
 
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