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cathedral of christ the light
10/13/2008 @ 12:06:32 AM | 85 days ago | permanent link | posted in photo
Kira's brother gave us the heads up on Cathedral of Christ the Light, which was new newly completed in Oakland at end of September. The dedication is November 2, 2008 This cathedral replaces the one destroyed in the Loma Prieta earthquake (1989) with a modern glass and metal shell, looking like no other cathedral I've seen. It is the first cathedral built in the 21st century and cost around $190 million (about as much as the De Young Museum)   It's actually refreshing compared to the big concrete cathedrals in Los Angeles or San Francisco The interior is most impressive The worship space in Christ the Light is a vesica pisces shape (translated into english means fish bladder), the shape formed by the intersection of two circles    If this looks a bit familiar, it is the work of San Francisco architect Craig W. Hartman of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill who's responsible for the SFO International Terminal Kira liked the swanky pulpit  There's some art in the rooms (alcoves?) along the sides   The wood made the space warmer despite the sheer vastness, the play with the light was also well thought out though it's a bummer there's no stained glass. It's a grand departure from traditional cathedrals  Make sure you check out the bronze artwork all around the room and the ultra modern confessionals. You should definitely sit a while to take it all in. See more pictures and this fun video USA Today "You can go to Europe and see Gothic cathedrals [...] You can come to Oakland and see this."The Cathedral of Christ the Light is by Lake Merritt at Harrison and Grand Cathedral of Christ the Light 2121 Harrison St Oakland, CA 94612 www.ctlcathedral.org wikipedia.org Links - http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-01-oaklandcathedral_N.ht...
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