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The actual interior design of each relays a certain type of contrasting beauty between the two churches. It is also a direct reflection on the complexity of each church’s functionality.
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St. Luke’s keeps a more than basic approach to its interior design. The pews are a basic oak to accent the wood structure inside. The walls take a very “white washed” look to keep the overall look of the inside quite basic. The walls are only decorated with a tasteful piece of wood trim at the bottom, and rather contemporary pictures of Christ. The altar design too, is very basic. It’s constructed entirely of wood, with no real dressings except the cloth laid over it. The only real beauty in the whole church is the actual structure and build of the ceiling, which resembles the underside of a boat.
A zooming view of the door handle. Not normally an artsy piece, but it stands out in this church.
A zooming view of the baptismal station.
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St. Anthony’s chose to adorn their walls with works of art unlike any other. Every facet of the church is artistic in some way. The pews are a simple maple, very dark in color to blend in in the center of the floor in order to not take away from any of the other art. Every part of each wall has some form of art, whether it be mosaic, paintings or sculptures. The sculptures were all purchased special ordered and placed meticulously. All paintings and mosaics were done by Father Roberto Balducelli by hand, and took much of St. Anthony’s building time. There was not a missed detail in the whole interior of the church. The altar is even accentuated by stone sculptures of angels as its legs. The altar rests on a huge marble pad with stairs leading to it. When standing at the altar and looking up, you can see the most beautiful piece in St. Anthony’s. The ceiling over the altar is a tile mosaic consisting of hundreds possibly thousands of pieces of tile that were all hand placed in a design from Father Roberto’s head. Even the ceiling above the parishioners’ heads adds a certain beauty to the building. This ceiling is done in a very intricate pattern of various colors and etchings, adding a certain depth to the piece and also a making the building appear to open up.
Zooming and scrolling images:
A zoom of a golden mosaic: Here
A zoom of the beautiful stained glass: HERE
A scrolling panoramic of the cieling above the alter: HERE
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St. Luke's:
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St. Anthony's:
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