Essay On Holy Trinity Cathedral

This week as my partner Josie and I arrived at Free Church, we took notice of where the impressively large building is located. The church happens to be positioned within walking distance of numerous apartment complexes, while also being within close proximity to the 405 Freeway and Diamond Jamboree a very popular place to shop and eat. This central location makes the Free Church space accessible to a lot of people who live throughout Irvine. Additionally, the outside of the church is wall to ceiling glass, and its unusual architecture makes the Church stand out when driving past it. Also, the windows allow for a lot of natural light to filter into the space, and to give those on the inside a fantastic view of the surrounding area of Irvine.

“Cathedral” by Carver isn’t a story that immediately grabbed my attention. By the way that the story is written to the actual story itself, it was missing something that made me want to continue reading it at first, but then I realized that there is a purpose for it being that way. I felt disconnected because that’s how the husband felt. This story had more to it than the author lead on. After looking back at the story I realized that although one of the characters is blind, it’s actually two that were blind and the second being the husband.

In contrast to the tall spires one might expect when encountering a Roman Catholic Church, the Saint Mary Orthodox Church in East Brunswick, NJ is a relatively small, unprepossessing structure. It does not resemble a conventional Roman church or steeple; nor does it resemble the elaborate domed Orthodox Churches of kind I have seen in photographs of Russia. It is a square brick building with two relatively nondescript pillars flanking the front. What is noteworthy is the elaborate mosaic of Mary that adorns the front of the building. I have long heard that icons and images are a very important part of the aesthetics of Orthodox worship and this was confirmed by the sight of the building.

Nestled among the modern skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan, you could be forgiven for mistaking the striking Gothic architecture of St. Patrick’s Cathedral as a medieval artifact in the heart of New York City. Though not quite that old, the storied cathedral is renowned for its beautiful Neo-Gothic design and rich history. Not too many people, however, realize the true story behind one of New York City’s most iconic and celebrated landmarks. Here’s a quick look at the hidden history of the famed St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Gothic Cathedral, while most notable for its pointed arches, stained-glass windows, slendered piers, and flying buttresses, is also recognized by its lancets, rose windows, and triforiums, as well as other identifiers. Although most Gothic architects of the great cathedrals are unknown, those that we do know have a sense of fame attached to them and all those who worked on these grand projects. In reference, unlike “Romanesque”, whose name derives from modern architectural historians, the term Gothic was originally used in a derogatory manner by 16th Century Italian architect, Giorgio Vasari who viewed the style as “monstrous and barbarous,” accrediting its ugliness to the barbaric Goths, who are held accountable for the collapse of Rome and the break in classical art and architecture. However, during the 12th and 13th century the term “Gothic” was never used to describe the style of the time, instead it was quickly referred to as “opus francigenum” meaning “French work” or simply “opus modernum” meaning “modern work.” While Giorgio’s view resembles that of renaissance artist Lorenzo Ghiberti, of the previous century, most late medieval and modern views consider the Gothic era a high point in history for Western art and architecture.

Religion in the US today has an obvious inspiratation from the Reniassance Era of Europe. Christianity is popular religion in the US and spreads far from and across different states. A popular similarity in the US based on the Christian religion is the stained glass windows in the churchs. Every church chooses to use different colors and designs for their windows. Some may have images relaying back to the bible while others are simple with just the color. Even though the windows may look fairly similar each church puts their own twist and make iit their own,.

The country has over 5,000 Russian Orthodox churches. Many are built anew or under repair on parish and local budgets money. Russia religion varies significantly Rather it be a question of as easy opposed to west; Catholicism and Protestantism to Eastern Order; Islam as opposed to Christianity; many were to blame identifying cultural faults across the continent. Russia has been a innovator for many cultural traditions and events, such as humanism which have consequently been spread across internationally. This classical concept influenced the creation of art and literature beyond the continent.

Today, people build skyscrapers one hundred stories tall, but society does not hold those in as high an esteem as it does the ancient wonders of the world. The most likely reason for this is that the ancient wonders of the world did not have modern technology. The Medieval cathedral is a perfect example of a building constructed without the help of modern technology. Cathedrals of the Gothic era were built for numerous reasons and used simple tools to create advanced architectural marvels.

Throughout the story, the man is almost dazed, trying to savor the past and acting without a care. In the opening scene of the story, the man is drinking excessively and staring out of the kitchen window onto his lawn; his furniture is arrange in the yard as it was in the house. He even repositions the “nightstand and reading lamp on his side of the bed, nightstand and reading lamp on her side. His side, her side” (Carver 3). His actions and his thought process make it apparent that thoughts about the woman are having an impact on his mental state. He is being haunted by these memories of them.

The Cathedral of Saint Paul lies in Downtown Saint Paul, MN, where hundreds attend mass daily. This 102-year-old Cathedral’s Neoclassical-like double stone pillars separate two outer doors and a main door. This main entrance is double door with a Roman vault sitting on top. The massive size of the Cathedral makes the doors look unproportionable. The entrance for the people is below the low vault, but the door for the spirit is through the above colossal vault. Inside, each door has a Roman vault above it, near tangent to the wall itself, shaping the doors below appear larger. The gold handles on these doors shape a Holy entrance, an emphasis of the importance of attending mass. The squares on the dark finished wood create a character for the

The presence made by the Windows has not gone unnoticed and thanks to Abbot Suger for his love of stained glass we can continue to rejoice in his vision. Suger noted in his own words, “Thus, when --out of my delight in the beauty of the house of God-- the loveliness of the many-colored gems has called me away from external cares, and worthy meditation has induced me to reflect, transferring that which is material to that which is immaterial, on the diversity of the sacred virtues: then it seems to me that I see myself dwelling, as it were, in some strange region of the universe which neither exists entirely in the slime of the earth nor entirely in the purity of Heaven; and that, by the grace of God, I can be transported from this inferior

When most people think of blind people, they tend to picture a person with dark sunglasses, a seeing eye dog, and a walking stick. These are stereotypes and obviously do not remain true in the case of all blind people. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral," the main character is jealous and judgmental of his wife’s friend who happens to be a blind man. It is the combination of these attitudes that leads to his own unique “blindness." It is through this initial blindness, that the character gains his greatest vision.

This semester my paper will be discussing Christopher Wren’s building “St. Paul’s Cathedral”, and why St. Paul’s Cathedral is considered to be the most important and famous masterpiece of England’s architecture? The St. Paul Cathedral of Sir Christopher Wren was chosen because it is famously interpreted in the baroque style in England, and dominated English architecture. St. Paul’s cathedral is one of the most famous important building because it was built on an earlier church that was severely damaged in the Great Fire of London.” It is considered as one of the best symbol of English baroque architecture”. It was rebuilt and designed by Christopher Wren, who also rebuilt over fifty churches that were damaged in Great Fire of London. It is one of the tallest buildings of London. St. Paul’s is the most brilliant building that I’ve heard that it was done by a acclaimed artist in London after it was destroyed, and rebuild again.

The story is about a blind man who visits a married couple. He is an old friend of the wife, but the husband does not look forward to see the blind man (called Robert) because he does not know what to expect. He has never known any blind persons and his picture of these is based on a very little foundation. He has a lot of prejudices against Robert, but during his visit he changes his opinion about him. While watching TV together they get each other to know better and the husband finds out that he actually likes his company. They watch a program about cathedrals and while talking about cathedrals, Robert says that he does not even know how a cathedral looks like. The husband tries to explain what a cathedral is and how it is

As I entered the cathedral the first observation I made was that the congregation was wearing various clothing. Some individuals were dressed in formal attire, which I was expecting, but others were dressed in shorts, T-shirts, and sneakers. This was surprising to me because I had thought that attending Mass was a formal occasion. There were greeters at the entrance of the Cathedral making everyone feel welcomed and passing out bulletins. I was amazed by the intricacy of the inside of the cathedral! The ceiling of the cathedral reminded me of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo. Before the service started, I awed at the ceiling and the stained glass windows. The stained glass windows were vibrant in color and intricate in design. Throughout the cathedral there were statues of various important Christian figures. I assumed that the statues were either of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, various saints, or individuals from the Old Testament because Matlins and Magida discuss how these statues are prominent in Roman Catholic cathedrals (Matlins). I know for a fact that one of the statues was indeed Jesus because it was a statue of him hanging on the cross. Like my church, there were pews for the congregation to sit in; however, what was different was that there were benches for the congregation to kneel on. According to Matlin and Magida, these benches are