All posts about ‘architecture’
Smithsonian magazine on the preservation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
I clipped this article a few months ago from Smithsonian magazine on the struggle to preserve the Hagia Sophia, the 1,500-year-old worship space in Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was the place of which, according to legend, Prince Vladmir’s representatives said after attending an Eastern Orthodox worship service, “We did not know whether we were in [...]
Tags: architecture, culture, eorthodoxy, HagiaSophia, history, space, world
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Visit to Duke Chapel
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
I was at Duke University in Durham, N.C., earlier this week for a conference of Lilly-funded religion websites, and was sure to spend some time in the majestic chapel:
Tags: 2009, architecture, buildings, photos, places, spaces
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NY Times – Houses of Worship Choosing to Avoid Landmark Status
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
From the NY Times: Houses of worship are among the most sensitive issues facing New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. Mandating that a church be preserved can not only impose a heavy financial burden on a congregation, it also raises the specter of state interference with religious freedom. So the commission has been especially loath [...]
Tags: architecture, News
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