The religious building that I am analysing is the Coventry Cathedral, it is a place of worship and has been since approx. 1095-1102.
The photo above shows, the old building on the left, the entrance in the middle and the new building on the right. With the entrance in the middle, this could represent a ‘pathway’ between ‘old life’ and ‘new life’. But it could also show the old building as the underworld, the entrance as the earth and the new building as Heaven.
The objects inside the cathedral also make this building sacred, with things such as a big cross hanging from the ceiling for everyone to see, stain glass windows for when the sun sets and shines through them making shadowed images inside.
The photo above shows, the old building on the left, the entrance in the middle and the new building on the right. With the entrance in the middle, this could represent a ‘pathway’ between ‘old life’ and ‘new life’. But it could also show the old building as the underworld, the entrance as the earth and the new building as Heaven.
The objects inside the cathedral also make this building sacred, with things such as a big cross hanging from the ceiling for everyone to see, stain glass windows for when the sun sets and shines through them making shadowed images inside.
The painting of God on the wall could be profane because different people see God in several different ways. But could also be a sacred thing because people could relate to this painting and feel comforted.
An interesting sight is that there are coins in the floor, these coins were made the year that the new Coventry Cathedral was reconstructed (after being bombed in World War II). It was reconstructed in 1962.
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