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New York
Architecture Images- Greenpoint Brooklyn Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord |
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Louis Allmendinger. |
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228 N. 12th St., SE cor. Driggs Ave. |
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1916-1921. |
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The Winter Palace at St. Petersburg is remembered in the yellow and beige
tones of this magnificent cathedral, crowned with 5 verdigris-copper
onion-domed cupolas. The real treat, however, is within: the space is small
(only 250 seats), and the central cupola is supported on 4 great columns
painted to simulate richly veined marble. The triple-altared eastern end is
separated from the body of the church by the iconostasis, a handcarved
wooden screen on which icons were painted by the monks in the Orthodox
Monastery of the Caves in Kiev. A visit should include the celebration of
Divine Liturgy: architecture, incense ritual, and sound, combined in many
tongues, create a deeply moving saturation of the senses.
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| with thanks to "The AIA Guide to New York", |
