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  2. Altar (Catholic Church) - Wikipedia

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    Modern altar at Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno, 1996 According to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal: "The sanctuary is the place where the altar stands, where the Word of God is proclaimed, and where the Priest , the Deacon , and the other ministers exercise their offices.

  3. Altar - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the Maronite liturgy was offered with the priest and people facing East, but because of modern Liturgical Latinisation, it is common for Maronite liturgies to be offered with the priest on the other side of the altar and facing the people, in imitation of modern practices in the Latin Church.

  4. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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    The main altar in a church is located in a designated space called the "chancel" or "sanctuary" ("holy place"). The word has passed into modern English with an altered meaning because a criminal who could gain access to this area without capture was thereby given the sanctuary of the church. [33]

  5. Church architecture - Wikipedia

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    In modern architecture several churches have been inspired to use traditional designs. These include the Church of the Good Shepherd in Shihlin (Taipei), which was designed by Su Hsi Tsung and built in the traditional siheyuan style. The chapel of Taiwan Theological College and Seminary includes a pagoda shape and traditional tile-style roof.

  6. Notre-Dame du Haut - Wikipedia

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    Notre-Dame du Haut is commonly thought of as a more extreme design of Le Corbusier's late style. Commissioned by the Association de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame du Haut, the chapel is a simple design with two entrances, a main altar, and three chapels beneath towers. Although the building is small, it is powerful and complex.

  7. Pulpit altar - Wikipedia

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    A pulpit altar or pulpit-altar is an altar in a church that is built together with a pulpit that is designed as an extension above the altar, so the pulpit, altar, and altarpiece form one unit. This type of altar is typical in a Baroque style church whereas earlier medieval churches and many more modern churches tend to have the more common ...

  8. Liebfrauenkirche, Zurich - Wikipedia

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    The church's high altar and pulpit were designed by August Hardegger, and the tabernacle and the cross in the high altar were made by the Central Swiss artist Josef Rickenbacher . The free-standing altar, ambo, and candleholders were designed by the architect Otto Glaus, and the baptismal font was made by Richard Arthur Nüscheler. [18]

  9. Gerard Goalen - Wikipedia

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    Gerard Thomas Goalen (16 December 1918 – 2 January 1999) was a British architect who specialised in church architecture and was influenced by continental models and the Liturgical Movement.

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