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Chicago's architectural styles include the Chicago School primarily in skyscraper design, Chicago Bungalows, Two-Flats, and Greystones. The Loop is home to skyscrapers as well as sacred architecture including "Polish Cathedrals". Chicago is home to one of the largest and most diverse collections of skyscrapers in the world.
Pilgrim Baptist Church is a historic church located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The landmarked building was originally constructed for a synagogue, Kehilath Anshe Ma'arav . The church is notable both as an architectural landmark and for the cultural contributions by the congregation of the church.
The church was designed by the firm of Leo Strelka who designed Providence of God in Pilsen and St. Bronislava on Chicago's Southeast Side The church, not completed until 1955 is a simplified Romanesque brick building, notable for its traditional design at a time when Modernism dominated sacred architecture. The church's interior decoration is ...
Chicago Churches and Synagogues: An Architectural Pilgrimage. Loyola Press. ISBN 0829403736. Kantowicz, Edward R. (2007). The Archdiocese of Chicago: A Journey of Faith. Booklink. Kociołek, Jacek; Filipowicz, Stefan (2002). Kościoły Polskie w Chicago [Polish Churches of Chicago] (in Polish). Ex Libris. ISBN 9781928900511.
Today, the church is an anchor for the Mexican immigrants that have made the Pilsen area their home. The church is named after St. Adalbert of Prague . In June 2019, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced that the church would permanently close on July 15, 2019.
The church features bell towers, domes and ceramic tiles on the floor imported from Lithuania. The church is covered with paintings, statues, and stained glass windows. The ornate Stations of the Cross are by renowned painter Thaddeus von Zukotynski, whose work at the church was later restored by Chicago artist Sr. Mary Stanisia.
Churches in Chicago (3 C, 42 P) N. ... Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Chicago" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Henry John Schlacks [1] (July 4, 1867 – January 6, 1938) was primarily known as an ecclesiologist in a 19th Century sense of the word, meaning one who designs and decorates churches. He was from Chicago, Illinois , and is considered by many to be the finest of Chicago's church architects.
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