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6 de nov. de 2013 · Completed in 1980 in Garden Grove, United States. The Crystal Cathedral was designed as a religious theater of sorts, acting as both television studio and stage to a congregation of 3,000. It...
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In 1955, Reverend Robert H. Schuller and his wife Arvella founded the Garden Grove Community Church under the sponsorship of the Reformed Church in America, which donated $500 to help the young couple kickstart their project. It was during their journey on the historic Route 66 to California, when Schuller jotted down on a napkin a list of 10 poten...
From a snack bar terrace’s heights, Schuller would hold weekly services. with his wife playing the electronic organ from a trailer. Attendees listened either from their cars or standing on the open ground. Gaining popularity from this unique pulpit, Schuller continued his sermons until eventually, a chapel was built nearby for regular services, but...
The Crystal Cathedral stands in the city of Garden Grove at 12141 Lewis St., in Orange County, Southern California, United States.
Robert H. Schuller once said, “… When the local congregation reached 10,000 people and we needed a bigger church, I remembered how wonderful my initial ‘car-church’ unit had been, where there were no walls or roof and where I fell in love with the sky! That’s why we built the Crystal Cathedral, with transparent glass walls and a roof, which allow t...
Architects Philip Johnson and his partner John Burgeeconsidered the cathedral their own crowning achievement. The four-pointed star-shaped structure stretches 126.49m in length, 63m in width, and 39m in height. Its massive stature is accentuated by the encompassing glass facade. The sanctuary seating can accommodate 2,736 people. Behind the pulpit,...
The supporting structure is triodetic steel, functioning like a giant chimney, allowing heat to rise and preventing a greenhouse effect which would make the space unusable. Massive white concrete columns hold the balconies, designed to withstand earthquakes up to a magnitude of 8 and wind tests up to 161 km/hr.
Over 10,000 tempered silver-colored glass panels are held in place by custom-made white steel beam frames. The altar table and pulpit are made of granite, with a tall 5.85m cross crafted from polychromed wood adorned with 18-carat gold leaf. Services can be viewed on a giant indoor TV screen, measuring approximately 11.5′ x 15′. The bell tower, bui...
Years ahead in conservation design, the cathedral lacks air conditioning, relying on natural currents and fresh air flowing from ground-level windows. It also features the two large doors near the pulpit, an inherited trait from Neutra‘s sanctuary design. On the other end of the spectrum, underground piping delivers warmth during colder months.
6 de nov. de 2013 · Publicado em 06 de Novembro de 2013. Compartilhar. Johnson Fain e Rios Clementi Hale Studios foram selecionados para transformar a Catedral de Cristal de Philip Johnson - originalmente uma enorme igreja Protestante - em um templo mais próximo de sua atual identidade Católica.
- Vanessa Quirk
A Catedral de Cristal (em inglês: The Crystal Cathedral) é um templo cristão estadunidense localizado em Garden Grove, na Califórnia. Construída na década de 1970, a Catedral é o maior prédio de vidro reflexivo em todo o mundo. [1] Foi projetada por Philip Johnson e pode abrigar cerca de 2.736 pessoas. [2]
28 de dez. de 2016 · When the Crystal Cathedral was constructed near Los Angeles in 1980, its design was pure Hollywood: designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee for televangelist star Robert Schuller, the...
[citation needed] Schuller commissioned the firm of Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architects to design the sanctuary. Construction of the Crystal Cathedral began in 1977 and was completed in 1980, built at a cost of $18 million (equivalent to $67 million in 2023) .
15 de jan. de 2008 · The Crystal Cathedral is a church building in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, in the United States. The reflective glass building, designed by American architect Philip Johnson, was completed in 1981 and seats 2,736 people. The largest glass building in the world, it has one of the largest musical instruments in the world ...
