TravellingMan - RoadTrip Blantyre [5]

TravellingMan - RoadTrip Blantyre [5]
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I love Churches -- it's the architecture that's most facinating. Everything is build to capture the attention of the faithful from the minute they hit the steps.

They've mastered the art of manipulating "feeling". The world over --

 

This is the St. Michael and All Angels Church in Blantyre. It was built between 1888 and 1891 in the tradition of the Gothic Churches being built all through Europe about the same time. What's really impressive is that they built it withouht the tools to ensure proper measurements -- but the accuracy is amazing!

 

 

08h59 Friday
11, July
2008
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10 Comments
 
  1. seilatsatsi

    tru churches have dope architecture. and they are somehow all similar coz this one looks like a churc in lesotho (mofumahadi oa tlholo) in maseru.

    lovely pic.

  2. Stefanie Jason

    This is absolutely breathtaking
    wow!
    (Gothic revival right?)

    wat is that roof made of...i thought that it was snow from the thumbnail

  3. æ

    gorgeous... it must look spectacular on a stormy night with thunder and lightning

  4. lebogang nkoane

    Roof look like its got snow. I don't like churchs, something gothic comes to mind and que: my fear of horror movies.

  5. Bareng Rakuba

    cool pic.

  6. ntsasa

    wow, it really looks like snow.

  7. NguJaz

    From what I could tell, they had the roof covered in that material they use to cover flat roofs -- to prevent leakage -- except it was silver.
    Came out that way because that was it just catching the light.
    To be honest, these Marawi images were such a disappointment -- the light was atrocious!

  8. Makhaya

    majestic. yes.

  9. Khumbelo

    dope

  10. lebza

    Wow!

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