Wow, this is such a beautiful church! I love how different colors of the stones are arranged and the big window looks beautiful. Also the bright color of sky is amazing. Such a lovely picture!
I have seen photographs of other stone structures in Ontario and it seems that there were some fine stonemasons working up there. This style of fitted stone seems pretty sophisticated to me. In other places, the masons often just picked up local stones and put then into the wall without smoothing them.
@Kay: there's no shortage of stone, at least when they were building ones like this.
@Norma: this one certainly is.
@Lois: so do I.
@Mari: it does to me.
@Randy: it certainly is.
@Jack: true. A great amount of rock is fieldstone, deposited by the glaciers when the ice age retreated, and incorporated into buildings and fencelines.
@Linda: I agree.
@LDP: Little Italy is the first neighbourhood I lived in.
nice :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting use of the darker stones.
ReplyDeleteFrom my work in archaeology I can fully understand your love of old stone.
Not as old as the one I visited the weekend. Nice looking church
ReplyDeleteA church that invites you to worship.
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Yes - attractive stonework - though it looks relatively fresh.
ReplyDeleteI've long admired the handiwork of really good stonemasons.
ReplyDeleteThe stonework emotes strength..... and the blue sky.... heavenly!
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It is a special stone work indeed with accents.
ReplyDeleteLove the stone and that big front window, so unusual here...
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely!
ReplyDelete@Jen: I certainly thought so.
ReplyDelete@Dina: I mused from time to time growing up going into archaeology.
@Bill: true, but our architecture compared to other parts of the world seems brand new!
@Tomas: indeed.
@Mike: it does.
@Revrunner: here, the masons did good work.
@Janis: I liked the look of this shot in particular, and I've passed by the church many times.
@Marianne: thank you!
@VP: I should try going inside sometime.
@Linda: thanks!
It's never too late, William!
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ReplyDeleteIt's very beautiful and I like the way the sky is reflected in the windows!
ReplyDeleteoh it is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI also love old stone, it's beautiful !
ReplyDeleteLittle Italy also in Ottawa? Interesting...
I like it also William, but I love the arched window even more :)
ReplyDeleteI like the pattern of the brown stones.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Like VP I like the big frontal window.
ReplyDeleteThat window must let in a lovely light. I like the stone too.
ReplyDeleteI like the occasional darker toned stone.
ReplyDeleteWonder what kind of stone it is. Maybe different kinds?
ReplyDelete@Tex: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Lowell: I caught it at the right time of day.
@Tanya: I should photograph it from different angles.
@Karl: yes, our Little Italy is a vibrant neighbourhood.
@Grace: it's a great detail.
@Jan: so did I.
@Luis: it's a west facing window, so it must be luminous in there in the late afternoon.
@Judy: I can just imagine the colours in there around four in the afternoon.
@Sharon: they do stand out.
@Cheryl: I imagine a lot of it's granite, maybe mixed in with stones with a heavy iron concentration, hence the reddish brown.
I think the old stone is very appealing too!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is such a beautiful church! I love how different colors of the stones are arranged and the big window looks beautiful. Also the bright color of sky is amazing. Such a lovely picture!
ReplyDeleteLooks to be quite a palette for some sky reflections.
ReplyDeleteYes, that huge stained glass is perfect for reflections! Lovely church!
ReplyDeleteI really like the contemporary neo-Gothic buildings. Stone really harmonize them
ReplyDeleteI do like the stone used in the construction.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, William. And I love that large window!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite a nice-looking church!
ReplyDelete@EG: it feels enduring.
ReplyDelete@Tamago: thanks!
@Birdman: it does.
@Ciel: the stained glass from the inside must be magnificent.
@Mariusz: it is a style that really appeals to me.
@Jim: it might be the same kind of stone that was used for Parliament.
@Marleen: it certainly does stand out.
@RedPat: that appears to be the consensus.
I think old stone is appealing because (at least in parts of the U.S.) the fake stuff is used on so many fascias...and it looks fake.
ReplyDeleteCanada has some beautiful churches!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite beautiful! I like that window too.
ReplyDeleteThe old stone should appeal to everyone. Of course, it will not.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful church.
ReplyDeleteI have seen photographs of other stone structures in Ontario and it seems that there were some fine stonemasons working up there. This style of fitted stone seems pretty sophisticated to me. In other places, the masons often just picked up local stones and put then into the wall without smoothing them.
ReplyDeleteI like old stone buildings too. The way they interspersed colored stones in a pattern is interesting.
ReplyDeleteAh, so there's a Little Italy in Ottawa! You never see that sort of stone in France although I've seen it in England.
ReplyDeleteWhoa. Nice.
ReplyDelete@Kay: there's no shortage of stone, at least when they were building ones like this.
ReplyDelete@Norma: this one certainly is.
@Lois: so do I.
@Mari: it does to me.
@Randy: it certainly is.
@Jack: true. A great amount of rock is fieldstone, deposited by the glaciers when the ice age retreated, and incorporated into buildings and fencelines.
@Linda: I agree.
@LDP: Little Italy is the first neighbourhood I lived in.
@Whisk: it is!