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Chapel
of St. Ignatius
Notre-Dame-du-Haut
Church
of the Light
All
Saints Margaret Street
Tokyo
Church of Christ
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The nave is bare and
simple, focussed on a wall decorated only with a cross. This wall
is composed of a steel Vierendeel truss with several layers of fabric hung
in it to create a lighting condition that changes, but always emphasizes
the cross. The fabric lets light in while excluding views to the
main street, isolating the worshipper from the outside world, a theme in
many urban churches. The ceiling is bowed, alluding to the arches
of older churches, but also borrowing from Asian temple architecture which
uses arched and domed ceilings to represent the overarching sky.
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