•place of worship / edifice: St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
•what is it: a cathedral due to it’s cathedra (Bishop’s throne) but
also a monument as it commemorates himself
•religious symbols:
•inspired by Catholic ideas
•CofE building in RC style due to being reminiscent of St. Peters Basilica in Rome
•elaborately decorated - a devoted outpour of creativity
•Wren’s monument - has story of Jesus’ paintings (revelation)
•cruciform - cross-shaped mimics cross, identifying as Christian
•dome - symbolic of the Heaven’s
•bell tower’s - calling people to church
•altar - bread and wine is blessed; altar makes it a church with people; the lines of perspective draws your eyes in
•trinity - three steps, three candles, represents the Holy Trinity
•organ - used in churches; heavy musical history
•pews - sets facing one another; choir chants to one another (Psalm is antiphonal); mimics Benedict’s monastery
•graveyard architecture: St. Eredoc’s, Cornwall
•what is it: John Betjeman’s Grave / The Weeping Angel
•religious symbols:
•shows they contain importance of individuality after they die
•non-religious may view graves as important; religious sees graveyard as the community for the dead where they will go to Heaven in the afterlife
•place of importance as it commemorates life
•revelation and inspiration of the Christian beliefs about the afterlife
•spirituality highlights questions about the afterlife? Is there something?
•gravestones - shows that death is not a final end; something happens (purgatory); many believe in physical resurrection (Judgement Day)
•Star of David represents Jewish graves; Jews near Mount of Olives Cemetery to be close to the start of the resurrection
•weeping Angel is sad and mournful, protecting the person
•flowers - sign of love, respect and new life; memory is living; life after death; a historic tradition; different for other religions
•name and date - memory and time of history and the relationships; the importance of relatives for others contuse after death
•crosses - a sign of protection
•monument: Cenotaph, London
•what is it: war memorial for WW1 - “our glorious dead”
•religious symbols:
•Queen etc. - site for remembrance Sunday
•devotion - religious worship here on remembrance Sunday
•praying - shows that that the souls are worth praying for
•attitudes and revelation: very Christian to what happens after you die
•devotional act - praying for the dead; spending time and care
•attitudes - shows Christian beliefs about the afterlife
•inspiration - tells a story, inspired by death
•stance - stands tall, showing pride of war (“our glorious dead”); pride due to winning
•wreath - shows victory; fighting to bring light into darkness
•flags - highlights togetherness and unity of the Allies and enemies in retrospect
•statue: Our Lady of Walsingham
•what is it: it is a statue of Mary, honouring her
•St. Mary: Queen of the Christians, mother of the King
•sacrament: a ritual religious people do to represent God’s blessing in their lives
•religious symbols:
•devotion - no motorways; tiny village; single-track roads as it’s a pilgrimage site where Mary
•revelation - little churches; sighting of Mary; reveals a story
•inspiration - sighting of Mary; reminds us of the story
•shows creator wants to remind you of Mary and the story as it’s important
•religious people see it as devotion to mov their minds through the story
•non-religious may view it as tacky and over glorified
•religious community has built it in memory of the story
•shows spirituality through provoking interesting questions about Heaven
•crown - a sign showing that Jesus is the Messiah
•halo - Egyptian, shows Saint (special) important
•lily - symbol of Mary, herself
•3 rings - shows Holy Trinity
•7 rings - there are 7 sacraments
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