Located in Garden Grove, California, the Crystal Cathedral has more than 10,000 windows of tempered silver colored glass that are held in place by a lace-like frame of white steel trusses. Two 90-foot tall doors open electronically behind the pulpit to allow the morning sunlight and warm breezes to enhance the worship services. The sanctuary seats 2,890 people and over 1,000 singers and instrumentalists can perform in 185-foot long chancel area, the service can be viewed on a giant indoor television screen. The pipe organ is world renowned and stands among the five largest pipe organs in the world. The bell tower is comprised of highly polished stainless-steel prisms and houses a 52 bell carillon. At the base of the steeple is an intimate prayer chapel.
Excellent pictures of some impressive architecture.
rick
03-Jul-2006 06:58
I am the carillonneur of the Crystal Cathedral. Thank you for taking such beautiful pictures of our bell tower and church. The pictures are lovely and inspirational. I enjoyed looking at all of them.
This is a really great gallery - far better than the black and white gallery of the Crystal Cathedral that had folks across the pbase cosmos debasing themselves with sycophantic compliments. Thanks for sharing this.