Tag Archives: Church

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The giant abandoned chicken shaped church of Gereja Ayam in Magelang, Central Java whose designer by Daniel Alamsjah  originally intended it to resemble a dove.

Local builders had other ideas.

The cost of construction forced Alamsjah to close the church (also used as a rehabilitation center, treating disabled children and drug addict)s fifteen years ago. Despite its currently dilapidated and graffiti’d state, it’s still in use as a place of worship.

colossal/hypoallegenic

 

cieling -1cielingcieling2St. Kevin’s Church on the South Circular Road, Dublin today

Rory Tangney writes:

 The original paint job from the 19th century was painstakingly recreated this Summer by Don and Robin Knox and their team. I had the privilege of working with them on it. The scaffolding is on its way down…