Chapel of the Holy Cross at Sunset
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Chapel of the Holy Cross at Sunset
Artist
Donna Kennedy
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Photograph - Photographs
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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
There are many photos of this amazing chapel up close, so I shot this photo from afar, just before sunset. This angle shows the beauty of its amazing location..Sedona, Arizona
The unique architecture and location of the Chapel of the Holy Cross are the inspirations of Marguerite Bruswig Staude, who went on a trip to New York City in 1932. She observed that a cross could be seen in the newly constructed Empire State Building when viewed from a certain angle, and was inspired to built a church based on that design.
Staude kept an eye out all over Europe and the USA for the ideal location, and she was especially struck by the beauty of Sedona. She decided to build her chapel here, which would be "a monument to faith, but a spiritual fortress so charged with God, that it spurs man's spirit godward." The Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed in April 1956.
Built on a twin-pinnacled spur about 250 feet high, jutting out of a thousand foot red rock wall, the construction was something of a miracle in itself. The chapel is a fine example of modern architecture, focusing all attention on a great window and cross behind the altar.
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November 19th, 2016
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Dawn Senior-Trask
Magnificent! Outstanding and breathtaking landscape, with architecture that blends in so well it took me a minute to spot the building. fav