pixel

A Sanctuary like no other

2007.09.09
Chapel of the Holy Cross: Chapel of the Holy Rocks in Sedona, Arizona

The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always.
Willa Cather

This building is like a book. Its architecture is the binding; its text is in the glass and sculpture.” Malcolm Miller


We sing in a church, why can we not dance there?”
George Bernard



Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed this church after being inspired in 1932 by viewing a cross as she gazed on the Empire State Building. The church was not built until 1957. Over 25,000 tons of rock were removed to build the structure. The church is easily identifiable by its most prominent feature -- a giant cross that seems to support the structure as it juts out from the rock.
26 Comments
garysktam I love them in particular the one with your reflection. Very funny shot.
garysktam · 2007-09-09: 19:24
JuliaGotz magnificent architecture, and your photos are an inspired series.
JuliaGotz · 2007-09-09: 19:51
Mabi938 Marvelous !
Mabi938 · 2007-09-09: 20:29
Karibbean beautiful!
Karibbean · 2007-09-09: 21:00
jendayee It's wonderful !!!! amazing ! great set !
jendayee · 2007-09-09: 21:40
mimax2 incredible! great! thanks for sharing :))
mimax2 · 2007-09-09: 23:24
chrisfly Probably the most amazing chapel I ve ever seen! Beautiful photographs! Stunning!
chrisfly · 2007-09-10: 04:19
????? #5 rocks! Heh..heh.."rocks".. ;-)
????? · 2007-09-10: 06:13
jetjackson Amazing building, and design!
jetjackson · 2007-09-10: 06:48
Carley I agree.....this building is stunning, and so are your shots!
Carley · 2007-09-10: 07:06
matheusgr Hi, Lumierenatural....

Great set: composition, exposure and subject.

The B/W version is absolutely gorgeous!!!! And #6, the cross made our of little branches is amazing.

Congrats on this one. Keep shooting!
matheusgr · 2007-09-10: 10:48
Estel Very impressive
Estel · 2007-09-10: 12:22
storytaylor My fav architect have so good pupils. a wonderful set with great architecture photos. (and no, I´m not included in my grimace set)
storytaylor · 2007-09-10: 13:32
KC727 Great set! Love the second one :))
KC727 · 2007-09-10: 17:07
magpy what an amazing place! the photos are wonderful
magpy · 2007-09-10: 17:14
LisetteT Tout simplement magnifique.
LisetteT · 2007-09-10: 20:28
jonrake your photos make me want to travel to Arizona just to view this for myself ...
jonrake · 2007-09-11: 09:28
longimanus This is so impressive! So much work for a building! I mean churches are great and important, but who comes to the idea to remove so much stone to be able to build it? Amazing building!
longimanus · 2007-09-11: 09:34
kangshung An astonishing piece of American architecture - and stunning photos!
kangshung · 2007-09-11: 21:55
sistermagister Simply amazing
sistermagister · 2007-09-11: 22:55
????? Now that is SOME chapel!!!! Another of God's natural wonders in the background too , simply stunning shots.
????? · 2007-09-12: 16:10
correia886 This is a blessed set! :)
Tanks for share.
correia886 · 2007-09-12: 17:40
youlookmahvelous Wonderful shots.
youlookmahvelous · 2007-09-12: 20:19
NatinKool Your pictures make the place come alive. #2 is stunning
NatinKool · 2007-09-15: 01:08
alannah amazing
alannah · 2007-09-18: 20:57
hazaj !!! Thanks for sharing
hazaj · 2007-09-23: 14:49
Bold Text
Italic Text
UnderLine Text
URL Link

Name
URL
Enter the code to the right below
Captcha

Views: 511
 
pixel
« 2007.09.07
 
pixel
2007.09.12 »
pixel