Museum of the Moon...

...at Coventry Cathedral

This is worth sharing.  It isn't often that you can walk into the

beautiful Coventry Cathedral and find

our Moon sharing the space with you.

 I will leave some links below, if you are

interested in learning more about this exhibit.

The image above is a sculpture made entirely

of lollipop sticks with the Moon beyond.

And, finally (below), the Moon as seen through the

magnificent Cathedral windows.

All photographs taken today with an iPhone 6.

Click on the Links for more information:

Museum of the Moon

Luke Jerram

Festival of Imagineers, Coventry

Coventry Cathedral

Reconciliation

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

Sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos

placed in Coventry Cathedral ruins in

1995, 50 years after the end of WWII

For a short period of time this sculpture

was moved to the new cathedral for safekeeping

while the floor of the old cathedral was being restored.

The wording reads:

Reconciliation

In 1995, 50 years after the end of the Second World War 

this sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos has been 

given by Richard Branson as a token of reconciliation. 

An identical sculpture has been placed on behalf

of the people of Coventry in the Peace Garden, Hiroshima, Japan.

Both sculptures remind us that, in the face of destructive forces,

human dignity and love will triumph over disaster 

and bring nations together in respect and peace.

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Note: These photographs were taken on different days, 

hence, the variety in weather conditions.

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For more information about this sculpture, 

originally named 'Reunion', 

please follow the link HERE.

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PS.  Happy Valentine's Day :)

Snapshots of Coventry Cathedral

Following on from my blog posts on Wednesday and Thursday,  

I am concluding with a few more images

that stood out during my recent visit.  

Ceiling

The rib vaulted ceiling hides the natural roof.

Chapels

There are four small chapels within the Cathedral.  

Below are the entrances to two of them.

Chapel of Christ the Servant

Chapel of Christ in Gethsemane

Windows 

The placement and design of the windows is breathtaking.

The West Screen (below) is enormous.

Below - The Nave Stained-Glass Windows left

and The West Screen to the right.

The Baptistry Window (below)

Coventry Cathedral is a modern building

that I really didn't appreciate to the full

until I put together this collection of photographs

over the last 3 days.

Have a good weekend :).

Sutherland Tapestry

Coventry Cathedral

'Christ in Glory'

Tapestry Designed by Graham Sutherland

Woven in France and completed in 1962.

It took about 10 weavers over a year to complete.

The looms were made from 2 large tree trunks.

There are over 900 colors.

I think it is fair to say that the

tapestry is the first thing you

notice when you enter the Cathedral.

It certainly dominates the interior when you face it.

The next photograph was taken in the

Lady Chapel which is located

right below the tapestry.

The dimensions are 75 feet by 38 feet (23m x 11m)

It is about the size of a tennis court. 

From where I was standing to take photograph above,

when I turned around this is what I could see:

This is a similar photo to the one I showed yesterday but this one

is taken with a flash.  Hidden from view (by the 

sculpture) is the engraved West Screen windows located at the 

other end of the Cathedral and the Baptistry Window.

I will show you those tomorrow.

You must see the ceiling too as well as 

a couple of the adjoining chapels.

The Great Nave Windows

Coventry Cathedral
Designed by Sir Basil Spence

I'm standing behind the High Alter.
The small cross of nail (set within the sculpture)
is the original Cross of Nails formed from 3 medieval nails
found in the rubble of the old Cathedral roof
after its destruction in World War II.

You will only see this view of the full stained-glass nave windows
when you reach the far end of the nave and look back.

Below is how one set of the Nave Windows looks from outside.

When you walk into the Cathedral your
attention is initially drawn to the
Graham Sutherland Tapestry.
More about that tomorrow.

For now, notice that The Great Nave Windows
are hidden from view as you
enter Coventry Cathedral.

Participating in ABC Wednesday
'H' is for Holy

St Michael and the Devil

Coventry Cathedral

Priory Street

Bronze Statues Sculpted by Sir Jacob Epstein

Mounted in 1960 on the main wall near the New Cathedral entrance.

Coventry Cathedral was rebuilt next to the Old Cathedral Ruins 

after the devastation of the Blitz in 1940.

The sculpture depicts Archangel Michael standing over

the Devil in triumph 

from the story of the angel rebellion in the

Book of Revelations.

These photographs were taken today

using my iPhone.

Below is an old 2014 image which
shows the Old and New Cathedrals
so you can see the ruins (left) and new Cathedral (right).

Coventry City Football Club Owners Gone Mad

Soccer season starts next week and 

Coventry City Football Club owners think it would be good 

to play home matches in Northampton (30 miles away)

rather than continue to use the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

The Story:  

Coventry City FC (local soccer team) is to play all

their home matches 30 miles away in Northampton.

Crazy?  You bet.  Coventry has a state of the art stadium

good enough to host Olympic football which will now 

not be used by anyone, it would appear.  

Why?  All to do with money. 

The Sky Blue Trust (supporters' organisation for CCFC)

is encouraging all who want to see Coventry City FC

remain in Coventry to tie a sky blue ribbon around 

lamp posts, trees, railings etc. 

I found hundreds of ribbons.  I like this one the best.

Taken outside Coventry Cathedral today.

Cheers for now.  Hope you all are well!!

July Theme Day - Facade

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

A unique facade where you can look in and up to the sky.

And for balance (below) -

a view from inside looking out. This time showing all 3 windows

of the alter.

Today is City Daily Photo's Theme Day.  

For more interpretations of the theme, please follow the link - HERE.

Getting Ready For Tomorrow

Tomorrow is CDP's Theme Day - The Beauty of Decay.  

I found something interesting to photograph

here at the Old Coventry Cathedral.

Please notice that the sun is out :).  We headed back into town today so that I could get some photo's for tomorrow and show off the view from inside Coventry Cathedral looking out as it was this morning.  I am standing at the alter look back towards what would have been the main entrance (to the right of the spire).   See you tomorrow!

Participating in Skywatch Friday and Ein Stück Himmel.

CDP National Theme Day - Norwegian Constitution Day

In celebration of Norway's National Day, I went in search for something 'Norwegian' here in Coventry. 

 Here is what I found:

The Norwegian Organ 

A gift from the people of Norway to Coventry Cathedral in 1967.

It was built by Torkildsen Brothers and designed by Ole Rasmus Krag. 

Today (17th May) is Norwegian Constitution Day.  

Members of City Daily Photo are celebrating too.

Click the link HERE for more contributions.

View from west end of Cathedral in both directions (above and below).

Sign displayed give more detail.

It is Friday!!!!!  Have a great weekend!

PS.  Yesterday I said I would show some Coventry views.  

Last minute discovery for 'theme day' changed my plans :).