Better than just demolishing the church, I guess, but they could have invested a little more into the materials and design and made it blend with the original facade better. Don’t just build a square vinyl box.
there are many churches in Europe who were amputated or completely destroyed by American aerial bombings. Some were hastily rebuilt with cement and these hasty renovations after the WW2 have no architectural or historical value 🤷
I’m guessing this picture isn’t of Europe. There’s a stroad, as well as minivans and SUVs. I would guess this is North America. Probably the US, but that’s just because I believe our neighbors to the north have a bit more class than this monstrosity indicates.
Not going to lie, as someone from a society where religious buildings are generally never reused into something else, I get mixed feelings seeing them being reused. Yes it’s good that they can still bring people together, it’s good not to knock decent walls down, but I don’t know. I’m not very religious but I often feel like in my community the church brings people together, even if the services don’t mean very much to me after two decades of Catholic school all but beat my faith out of me.
“Churches in the west being changed into parking garages/clubs/restaurants/forced toddler trans surgery centers/mosques” is kind of a meme among the older generation of Christians in Lebanon. And by meme I mean they believe that 110% of western churches have been destroyed and that it’s a sign of the end times.
I have mixed feelings on this topic usually. But boxing? Boxing in an old church sounds rad as hell.
I don’t know why but it feels like it works. Community space, an activity that requires mutual respect, something raw that people have done for thousands of years, there’s an undeniable cool factor.
Better than just demolishing the church, I guess, but they could have invested a little more into the materials and design and made it blend with the original facade better. Don’t just build a square vinyl box.
I hate vinyl siding with a passion
there are many churches in Europe who were amputated or completely destroyed by American aerial bombings. Some were hastily rebuilt with cement and these hasty renovations after the WW2 have no architectural or historical value 🤷
I’m guessing this picture isn’t of Europe. There’s a stroad, as well as minivans and SUVs. I would guess this is North America. Probably the US, but that’s just because I believe our neighbors to the north have a bit more class than this monstrosity indicates.
#FuckCars
Ya you ess ayy
Not going to lie, as someone from a society where religious buildings are generally never reused into something else, I get mixed feelings seeing them being reused. Yes it’s good that they can still bring people together, it’s good not to knock decent walls down, but I don’t know. I’m not very religious but I often feel like in my community the church brings people together, even if the services don’t mean very much to me after two decades of Catholic school all but beat my faith out of me.
“Churches in the west being changed into parking garages/clubs/restaurants/forced toddler trans surgery centers/mosques” is kind of a meme among the older generation of Christians in Lebanon. And by meme I mean they believe that 110% of western churches have been destroyed and that it’s a sign of the end times.
I have mixed feelings on this topic usually. But boxing? Boxing in an old church sounds rad as hell.
I don’t know why but it feels like it works. Community space, an activity that requires mutual respect, something raw that people have done for thousands of years, there’s an undeniable cool factor.
I don’t even really like boxing, but I’m thinking about the acoustics:
SMACKSMACKSMACKSMACKSMACKSMACK-KAPOW!!!
Like a choir of fucking angels!