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- August 30, 2008 at 11:29 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771898
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ParticipantMarseilles, Notre Dame de la Garde,
Something on the great neo-Byzantine Bishop of Marseille:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Charles_Eugene_de_Mazenod
August 30, 2008 at 11:14 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771897Praxiteles
ParticipantSte Marie Majeure, Marseilles, built by the famous Archbishop de Mazenod to plans by Henry (Henri-Jacques) Espérandieu and Léon Vaudoyer.
Here it is, and we have not seen it before. The recessed arch facade as in Hagios Lukas, is most interesting:
Some historical pictures here:
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/inventai/itiinv/cathedrale/docimage/marseille/cat_marseille2.html
August 30, 2008 at 11:00 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771896Praxiteles
ParticipantAnd this is where Bullen ubicates the origin of the neo-Byzantine tradition:
In Ludwig I’s Allerheiligen Hofkirche (1823-1837) in the Munich Residenz built to designs by Leon von Klenze.
August 30, 2008 at 10:49 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771895Praxiteles
ParticipantWhile being beside the seaside this year, Praxiteles had time to read J. B. Bullen’s Byzantium Rediscovered, a most ingrossing account of the history of the neo-Byzantine movement in 19th/20th century Eurpope and America. Published by Phaidon in 2006, it is an absolute must for anyone interested in discovering the range of ideas and influences behind the construction of churches such as Bentley’s Westminster Cathedral, the Sacré Coeur in Paris, Ste Marie Majeure and Notre Dame de la Garde in Marseilles, and even our own University Chapel in Dublin and St. Francis’ in Cork.
August 29, 2008 at 11:28 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771894Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork
The west rose window based on the west rose at Chartres.
August 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771893Praxiteles
Participant@Rhabanus wrote:
Is this a film about the HACK, as the title suggests? Could be a real melodrama! Or is it a horror film? Perhaps an Irish western along the lines of High Noon ….
Rhabanus hopes that the FOSCC will make at least a cameo appearance. He knows who will be wearing the white hats and who will sport the black hats in this movie!
Some film companies pay to have the site cleaned up when they film in a given building. This may be what the cathedral authorities have been waiting for … How’s that for a deus ex machina? Deus ex RTE?
Deus ex RTE !!!!!
August 27, 2008 at 8:53 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771889Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork
Some shots of the strapwork on the main doors which is modelled on that of the south door of Notre Dame de Paris.
August 27, 2008 at 8:47 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771888Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork
The Altar of the Crucifix in the south transept
August 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771887Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork
Praxiteles came across these rather interesting pictires of the ceiling recently.
August 26, 2008 at 7:19 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771885Praxiteles
ParticipantSome interesting arial photograhs of Cork churches:
http://www.irelandaerialphotography.com/aerial_churches/0001.html
August 26, 2008 at 12:02 am in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771884Praxiteles
ParticipantSome more to follow of other examoples of fine Celtic Revival High Crosses from remote graveyards etc.
August 25, 2008 at 5:08 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771882Praxiteles
ParticipantHaving read Christine Casey’s comments on Cahill’s Celtic Cross outside the main door of St. Peter’s Church, Phibsborough, in the recently published Studies in the Gothic Revival, Four Courts Press, edited by Micahel McCarthy and Karina O’Neill, Praxiteles has begun to collect pictures of celtic revival Crosses. Praxiteles came across these two beauties in a remote country church yard last week:
August 25, 2008 at 10:32 am in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771880Praxiteles
ParticipantRe the Honan Chapel, UCC Cork
The following is the planning application which has been lodged with Cork City Council by Richard Hurley and Associates fopr what appears to be a glass box porch in front of the main entyrance to the famousw chapel.
Read all about it here:
August 24, 2008 at 10:58 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771879Praxiteles
ParticipantWell, lo and behold!
Mass goers this Sunday were met at the main door of Cobh Cathedral by a notice announcing that one of the screen panels had been “guinea-pigged” to test a varnish which, it is hoped, will soon be splashed accross all the doors and screens of the Cathedral.
Authority was added to the notice by three affixed (perhaps premonitiory)signatures: Chris Southgate who, we believe is a conservation engineer; PJ Hegarty, a well known company of Cork builders; and the person who supplied the paint whose name is all but forgotten. Mention was also made of Corner Stone Construction, a local Cobh firm.
However, no mention was made of any declaration of exemption having been sought for this work from Cobh Town Council -most of whose agents can be relied upon to have been away on holidays AGAIN- and no mention of an application for Planning Permission. I expect that there will be more than a few telephone calls to the Town Hall about this “intervention” – and it seems that the Town Ccuncil people have forgotten about their oblidging oversight that allowed two hoodlums to enter the Cathedral in the dead of night an bore holes in the floor of the sanctuary!!
August 24, 2008 at 6:26 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771877Praxiteles
ParticipantThe time draws near, once again, for the annual meeting of the Cobh Cathedral (submerged) Restoration Committee to hold is annual general meeting to prepare accounts to return to the Companies Office in Dublin. This year, hopefuly, by entering the frey a little earlier than usual, perhaps we might be able to draw this flaccid body’s attantion to its continuing decrepitude and to renew calls for its prompt resignation.
It will be recalled that the attention of the (submerged) Restoration Committee was drawn to the continuing deterioration of the fabric of St. Colman’s Cathedral over three years ago. Despite all this, the (submerged) Restoration Committee could not even manage to apply a coat of paint to the doors oft he Cathedral. Meanwhile, part of the south arcade has collapsed and, again, nothing has happened.
Attached, some pictures of the absidal chapels in Cobh Cathedral.
August 24, 2008 at 4:54 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771876Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Louis, Bordeaux
Detail from the window of the north transept: St. Louis leading his army into battle against the infidel.
August 24, 2008 at 4:39 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771875Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Louis, Bordeaux
The Lady Altar in the south transept.
August 24, 2008 at 4:36 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771874Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Louis, Bordeaux
The South elevation
The High ALtar
The enamel work panels of the High Altar depicting scenes from the life of St. Louis (IX), King of France.
August 24, 2008 at 4:33 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771873Praxiteles
ParticipantSt. Louis, Bordeaux
The west facade.
August 24, 2008 at 4:31 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #771872Praxiteles
ParticipantSt Louis des Chartrons, Bordeaux
And here we have a bvery interesting French essay in the neo-gothic. The church was built between 1878 and 1883 and contains very fine glass from the Chartres works by Feur.
Here we have three shots of the south transept.
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