Crystal Cathedral | Favorite Architecture

The Crystal Cathedral is a church building of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, in the United States. The reflective glass building, designed by postmodernAmerican architect Philip Johnson, seats 2,736 people.The church was touted as “the largest glass building in the world” when it was completed in 1981.The building has one of the largest musical instruments in the world, the Hazel Wright Memorial organ,More info:wiki

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#10   Crystal Cathedral enters a new era as it transforms into Christ Cathedral,More info:latimes

The Crystal Cathedral was for decades a powerful symbol of a certain kind of church.z

The landmark church was built by the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the famed pastor who brought the drive-in church to Orange County during the beginning of the postwar suburban boom and preached an upbeat, modern vision of Christianity.

The Philip Johnson-designed structure made of steel and more than 12,000 panes of glass became world famous and was a forerunner to other so-called mega churches.

But more than a year after Schuller’s death, the Crystal Cathedral is undergoing a major transformation in both design and ownership.

#9    California megachurch Crystal Cathedral gets new name as it changes to Catholic church,More info:foxnews

GARDEN GROVE, Calif – Southern California’s landmark Crystal Cathedral has been given a new name as the evangelical church transforms into a Catholic church.

The iconic, glass-paned megachurch founded by “Hour of Power” televangelist Robert Schuller was sold to the The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange last year. On Saturday, Bishop Tod Brown renamed it Christ Cathedral during a priest ordination and named Christopher H. Smith to the top post of the new church.

The Garden Grove cathedral’s name came after more than 4,100 submissions from Catholics all over the world.

#8   The Crystal Cathedral redesign: Why tasteful updates add up to architectural disappointment,More info:latimes

 

#7   Crystal Cathedral Wedding Video | Same Day Edit | Danielle & Weili,More info:Prince Productions

 

#6   Crystal Cathedral — CLOSED,More info:skyscanner

 

#5   Diocese of Orange unveils planned alterations for former Crystal Cathedral,More info:latimes

 

#4   Crystal Cathedral case: Schullers paid fraction of millions sought,More info:abc7

 

#3    Crystal Cathedral Religious Pictures,More info:expedia

 

#2    Look Inside: The transformation of the Crystal Cathedral,More info:religionnews

 

#1    Crystal Cathedral Religious Pictures,More info:expedia

 

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