St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's Cathedral is located in an open area two kilometers away from the city wall of oreliane. When it was first built, it was surrounded by a vast field, so it was called "St. Paul outside the city".
brief introduction
In the fourth century, Constantine the great built this church on the tomb of St. Paul, who is said to be the main martyr of the missionary. There are three silent ascetic monasteries near the cemetery. It is said that after St. Paul was beheaded by the pagans, his head bounced three times when he fell to the ground, and suddenly three clear springs came out of the ground. The monastery was built on the edge of the spring. In 395, the Roman Emperor onario died in Rome During his tenure, the church was expanded. From then on, until the completion of St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican in the 16th century, St. Paul's church outside the city has always been the largest church in Rome. From the 13th century to the 15th century, the church was renovated and beautified again and again, and many art masters left their achievements here. It has gathered precious mosaics, murals and reliefs, enjoying the reputation of art treasure house.
Encounter fire
On July 15, 1823, due to the negligence of renovation, the wooden ceiling painted with gold caught fire unexpectedly. The flame almost completely engulfed this splendid and rare ancient Roman Church in just a few hours. Except for part of the main entrance, the triumphal arch of the hall, the cross transept and the court garden, all other parts were burned. Stendhal, the French writer, was in Rome at that time, right This irreparable tragedy, he described in his book a walk in Rome: "the day after the fire, I went to Sao Paulo, which left me a solemn and sad beauty, just like Mozart's music; the traces of the disaster were still alive there, and the church was full of Semicoke sandalwood beams with smoke, which were split The broken round stone column seems to be in danger of falling down all the time. The deeply shocked Romans came here to pray and see their burned church.
reconstruction
Stendhal's sigh of "destruction is also a kind of beauty" is superficial in the face of the huge loss of this precious cultural heritage. However, his depiction left the real scene after the fire for later generations. After a long time of deliberation, the Holy See decided to rebuild St. Paul's Cathedral, and declared that it would follow the structure and rules of the original church as far as possible on the basis of all the written and painting materials In view of the huge needs of the project, the Holy See had to issue an invitation to the whole world to raise funds; this plan immediately received the support of many countries, in addition to providing a lot of money and manpower, many heads of state also donated precious building materials for this purpose, the governor of Egypt presented alabaster columns and inlays, and the Russian Czar Nicholas I presented a large number of materials Malachite was later carved into the altar in the main hall; the construction work took a whole century, and its completion was marked by the completion of a hundred marble columns in the main hall; the rebuilt St. Paul's Cathedral is grand and solemn, faithfully representing the old style of the church, but it seems that there is always a layer of mist around it, perhaps because it is located outside the city Maybe it's not as old and luxurious as other churches, and there are many reasons for it. Besides the devout pilgrims, visitors don't seem to like the phoenix flying out of the fire.
The square porch courtyard in front of it is not in the original church, where the grass is green, and several huge tropical palms cast their peaceful shadows on the lawn. The tall columns around the courtyard are solemn and dignified, and the upright columns seem to feel sorry for themselves and refuse people's support. The same is the scorching sun of the Mediterranean, with green grass and lush shrubs, but it is different from other churches here. The tall and beautiful tropical palm palm trees always bring vitality and warmth to people, but it is particularly lonely in this courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard stood a statue of St. Paul. He had a serious face. He held a sword in one hand and a farewell letter to the believers in the other: "I have experienced hardships and hardships in my life, and I have stuck to my faith. Now that the journey of my life is over, I am ready to devote myself to the cause of the Lord.... "
The large-scale mosaics created by the Vatican mosaics are shining in the direct sunlight, which is magnificent and luxurious. But the light blue tone contrasts with the surrounding snow-white marble, which has a more extraordinary taste.
layout
The main hall of the church: in the huge space, a hundred towering columns solemnly hold up the semicircular arches one by one. The flowers and leaves carved on the heads of the columns are brilliant, and the window frames are inlaid with extremely thin calcium alabaster flakes polished to be extremely smooth.
Pope's altar: at the end of the main hall is the Pope's altar, where no one but the Pope has the right to preside over mass. Above the altar is a gorgeous canopy made in the 13th century. Thanks to the protection of the triumphal arch above it, it was not destroyed in the fire. The location of the altar is located on the tomb of Sao Paulo. There are two hundred and sixty-five inlaid portraits of a pope in each of the small round frames on the wall of the large column. To tell the truth, except for scholars specializing in Catholic history, they will argue one by one Few people look at them one by one, and no one can tell the story of the popes.
Colonnade Garden: from the right door of the main hall, you will come to the colonnade garden of St. Paul's Cathedral. It is a precious part that was not burned in the 1823 fire.
The colonnade garden, built in the 13th century, is a masterpiece of vasaledo, and also the most typical work of combining architecture and decoration in the 13th century. The colonnade garden belongs to the Arabian kosmatis style, and its structure is as follows: exquisite and beautiful double row small pillars hold up the elegant vault, the production of columns can be divided into smooth type, double type, twisted type, etc., and part of the column body is completely made of colored marble The inner side of the corridor is decorated with many pieces of relief and incomplete sculptures, all of which were rescued from the fire. Maybe it's the exotic flavor of the gallery yard, or maybe it's small and exquisite. It's actually the warmest and most human place in the whole cathedral. There are several coins lying quietly at the bottom of the shallow fountain in the middle of the garden. People often bend down and hold holy water to wet their forehead, and then leave with a cross smile. Around the lawn are all kinds of roses, and some yellow ones are withering Zero, petals fall on the black soil is very peaceful, their side, a bunch of crimson flowers in full bloom.
The soul of repentance
The little red light of the confessional Pavilion in St. Paul's Cathedral is lit. In this huge space, like some weak stars in the boundless sky, an old woman kneels in front of the dark cherry wood carving room, holding her hands on her chest, looking at her wrinkled face and the shopping bag around her, you suspect that her confession may be just a way to seek comfort, because The inside of the pavilion listened to her patiently, comforted her as always, and repeatedly said that she would never abandon her. Comfort and attention are very important to everyone, especially at the last stop of life, many people will appear helpless and lonely. You turn to the huge mosaic painting in the back hall, on which the God's eyes are kind. He looks at you, at the straight column extending under his feet, and at the door opening outwards. He is still hesitating, as if the mysterious words are always fixed in his smile He knew that everyone who came here could read the introduction of that sentence by looking into his eyes.
characteristic
Foster, together with sculptor Sir Anthony Carroll and engineer oway allap, designed the New Millennium Bridge on the Thames River. It will be the first new bridge in London in more than 100 years and the first pedestrian bridge in the capital. It connects St. Paul's Cathedral with the new Tate Modern Art Gallery and the Star Theatre, and will develop new landscapes in London, especially St. Paul's Cathedral, which is not disturbed by car and urban noise. The Millennium Bridge itself is a beautiful arch, gently erected on the passage of "Mount Peter" and finally ended at "riverside". The main vertical connection depends on the gentle slope. A small section of steps is closely connected with the slope to form an arc-shaped platform, connecting the bridge, sculpture, slope and viewing platform.
value
In a report, the English heritage listed it as the third most visited church, after York and Canterbury. These figures highlight that churches play a broader role in preserving England's historical heritage. About 45% of the country's class I buildings (the highest heritage level) are maintained by the Church of England. Of the 16000 buildings in the church, about 13000 are listed as historical or architectural heritages by the government.
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