idea of the composer Alfred Schnittke that any of Gothic cathedrals is a specific model of the world, applies to both the Catholic and Protestant denominations.Any of them need to be aware of as a big city.After all, the very construction of temples provided for containment of the entire population of the city.In other words, every church should be huge.This task has helped to solve ingenious solution with regards to the construction of the vaults.
Art Catholic Cathedral
Every Catholic cathedral its internal volume seemed much more than outside.Another achievement in the construction of the Gothic cathedrals - unity in architecture, interiors, decor.But on the other hand, the Gothic cathedral always combines different types of art and time.
in the Gothic style evolved remarkably such forms of art, such as sculpture, stained glass, decoration in the form of wood carving, stone, bone, and all this accompanied by music.Catholic Cathedral is decorated with sculptural works and compositions of these various kinds of ornaments, figures of real and fantastic beasts.Special iconography of Christian saints always decorates the west portal of the cathedral.And the main entrance is decorated with statues of saints.They can be up to eight dozen.Making the internal space of the Catholic Cathedral
first of the three temples
Catholic churches in Moscow peacefully coexist with Orthodox churches and temples of other faiths.The first of the three existing church became the church of Peter and Paul.
It was founded in the German Quarter by the decision of Peter I in the early eighteenth century.But his fate was not long.Built on the money of the Polish community in Milyutinsky Lane, he lasted until the October Revolution.Then the church was closed and rebuilt.Removing the dome, setting intermediate floors church building converted into a regular three-storey house.Subsequently, there began to place various government offices.In modern times there is a scientific research institute.It is hard to find in this simple building was once a majestic church.Just sign on the wall reminds us that here was a Roman Catholic cathedral.
second cathedral city
second Catholic church Moscow cathedral became settlers in Moscow - the French.It is the cathedral of St. Louis.Built in Malaya Lubyanka in the late eighteenth century.
He rebuilt many times, but it works today.The modern building was built in the mid-nineteenth century.And in the early twentieth century when it opened French lyceum.It should be noted that the Catholic cathedral was not closed in the seventeenth year, the majority of temples and there with a few interruptions has always been a church service.Already in the nineties of the last century's Church transferred all belonged to it before the revolution the building.
About the most famous cathedral
There is no doubt that the most important among Moscow's Cathedral is the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.Its construction was going from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century to the Little Georgian Street in Moscow.Beauty and monumental buildings are striking.
thirties of the twentieth century, the church was closed.Domestic war room of the church survived without any damage.Therefore, later the room was used for storage.And in 1990, the church handed over to the Catholics.
such establishment in the mid-nineteenth century to the Office of the Moscow province came a petition for permission to build another temple for Catholics.The petition described a significant increase in settlers of Polish nationality in the city.Soon, the community received permission, but under certain conditions.It instructs build the house away from the central buildings of the city, as well as a large Orthodox shrines.Above the temple should not be a tower of buildings and various sculptures.Sculptor Bogdanovic has developed and approved the project.Catholic Cathedral could accommodate five thousand faithful and had an outdoor sculptural decoration.
story structure
main buildings were built in the early twentieth century by the inhabitants of Polish nationality of the city and the whole of Russia.It should be noted that in Moscow at that time there were about thirty thousand Catholics.The building itself is worth the Poles to two hundred and seventy thousand, and on the design of the fence and going the extra money.Finishing lasted a long time.
At the first persecution of the Church, even before the war, it was closed and converted into a hostel.The war destroyed a few towers of the temple.In the sixties of the twentieth century, the temple is located in the premises Research Institute.For this dramatically changed the internal volume of the room.Established four floors.Ninety years of the twentieth century restored Catholic Cathedral Church in Moscow.After six decades, the break was served first service.Hundreds of the faithful listened to the service of standing on the steps.Only in 1996, after a long negotiation and eviction Research Institute, Catholic cathedral was transferred to the destination and consecrated.Small famous Georgian, Roman Catholic cathedral after the World Catholic prayer service via teleconference and celebrations over the centuries the church in 2011.
Description temple
Legend has it that the prototype of the cathedral became a Westminster . Spire central tower oslavlyaet cross and spiers of the side towers - the arms of the founders.At the entrance to the Cathedral is the sculpture depicting the crucifixion of Christ.In the central hall are located in the two sectors of the bench with a passage between them.Side rooms are arranged for the confession.The hall organically arranged massive columns.Ceilings are made in the form of arches with diagonal symmetry, forming arches in the shape of a cross.Windows with sharp upper corners, and stained glass.Under the windows - wall reliefs.At a certain height are choruses designed for fifty singers.There is and organ.All the building of the cathedral from a distance resembles the shape of a cross.Clear idea of the church as the architect to display the body of Christ.A similar layout is also in other churches, and it is called krestoobraziem.Altar of dark green marble.
left in the church secured a massive bell.There are only five, from the largest to the smallest.Mass bell starts at nine kilograms with a trend of gradual reduction of the weight of the bell later.Bell drives electronics.
Cathedral organ music
third Catholic Cathedral in Moscow organ has a tool that became the largest in the country.It seamlessly executed works from different historical periods.Composed of seventy-three registers, four manuals and five thousand five hundred sixty-three pipes. body is a gift from Switzerland.Created in 1955 by masters transported to Moscow and installed parts masters of the German firm "Kaufbeuren" free.In 2005, the organ was consecrated.
Festivals and concerts
On Malaya Georgian Catholic cathedral is a unique architectural monument is both a concert hall in Moscow.Its walls are filled with music festivals and concerts.The acoustics of the building creates a special sound spiritual organ music.It softens the heart of even the most callous person.
Keeping old European cultural tradition, the Catholic cathedral concerts gives regularly and takes everyone who wants to get pleasure from the sublime music.Here, all the vaults of the cathedral filled with the sound of songs of various musical geniuses from all points of the planet.Visiting the temple gives you the opportunity to hear both the medieval Gregorian chant to modern jazz organ performance.Visitors are always offered a great variety of performances and concerts.The whole family can go to a concert in the afternoon, enjoy a holiday festivals, sacred music in the evenings and medieval mystery.It is also important that all the money for the purchased tickets are used for repair and restoration work in the church.
