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Building model churches on computers

Building model churches on computers. Brian Farrimond Ella Pereira (Edge Hill University). Churches. Places where Christians worship God Some in this country are over 1000 years old. Examples of churches. Chancel (where the altar is). Inside a church.

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Building model churches on computers

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  1. Building model churches on computers Brian Farrimond Ella Pereira (Edge Hill University)

  2. Churches • Places where Christians worship God • Some in this country are over 1000 years old

  3. Examples of churches

  4. Chancel (where the altar is) Inside a church Nave (where the people sit on benches)

  5. Inside a church Chancel (where the altar is) Nave (where the people sit on benches)

  6. Examples of churches

  7. Examples of churches Tower (where the bells hang) Buttresses (supports for the walls) Porch (fancy door into the church)

  8. N W E S Examples of churches North East West South The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who hung thereon – Crediton, Devon

  9. Examples of churches Nave Transept Crossing tower North East Chancel West Transept Side aisle South Porch

  10. Examples of churches Crossing tower Nave Transept Sideaisle St. Lawrence, Ludlow

  11. Examples of churches Crossing tower Nave Transept West East Which way is East? Which way is West? Sideaisle St. Lawrence, Ludlow

  12. Examples of churches Spire • Can you see • Nave • Chancel • Sideaisle • Porch • Tower • Spire ? Tower (bells) Nave (people) Chancel (altar) Sideaisle Porch

  13. Examples of churches Spire • Which way is: • East • West • South ? Tower (bells) Nave (people) Chancel (altar) West East Sideaisle Porch South

  14. Examples of churches Nave (people) Crossing tower • Can you see • Nave • Chancel • Sideaisle • Porch • Crossing tower • Transept ? Chancel (altar) Sideaisle Porch Transept St Mary’s Beverley

  15. Examples of churches Nave (people) Crossing tower • Which end is • East • West ? West Chancel (altar) East Sideaisle Porch Transept

  16. Examples of churches Crossing tower • Can you see • Nave • Chancel • Crossing tower • Sideaisle • Transepts • West towers Nave (people) Chancel (altar) Sideaisle Transepts West towers

  17. Examples of churches • Which end is • East • West ? East West

  18. Inside a church Chancel (where the altar is) Columns (holding up the nave wall) Sideaisle (extra benches for people) Nave (where the people sit on benches)

  19. Warming up exercise

  20. Warming up exercise Spire Crossing tower Chancel Transept Nave Sideaisle Porch

  21. Part 2 • Building bigger churches

  22. The Romans • When people wanted to build bigger churches they looked at what the Romans did. • Plenty of Roman buildings still lying around for church builders to look at.

  23. Pont du Gard(Roman aqueduct)

  24. The Colosseum in Rome (Gladiators, Circuses)

  25. Applying Roman building ideas to churches • Riveaulx Abbey

  26. We can do the same

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