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NATIONAL CATHEDRAL – WASHINGTON DC

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Resurrection Chapel

Bethlehem Chapel
Inside the West Entrance
The Central Tower
The Northwest Tower
The Great Organ
The Southwest Tower

Sunday Hours Open8 am–5 pm
Tours Offered 1–2:30 pm
Monday–Friday Hours Open 10 am–5:30 pm
Tours Offered 10–11:30 am 12:45–4 pm
Saturday Hours Open 10 am–4:30 pm
Tours Offered 10–11:30 am 12:45–3:30 pm

On January 24, 1791, President George Washington commissioned Major Pierre L’Enfant to create a visionary plan for the nation’s capital. It was L’Enfant who first imagined “a great church for national purposes.” Not until a century later, with support from community leaders such as Charles C. Glover, did plans for building Washington National Cathedral gain momentum.

The longest-running construction project in Washington, D.C., history officially began on September 29, 1907, when workmen laid the Cathedral’s foundation stone. President Theodore Roosevelt and the Bishop of London spoke to a crowd of ten thousand. The stone itself came from a field near Bethlehem and was set into a larger piece of American granite. On it was the inscription: “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).

In 2007, the Cathedral marked the start of its second century with a centennial celebration including festivals, reunions, exalted liturgy, concerts, lectures, and the inauguration of the new dean’s Sunday Forum.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow

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History
The idea for this church dates from the early 19th century. When the last of Napoleon’s soldiers left Moscow, Tsar Alexander I signed a manifesto dated December 25, 1812, declaring his intention to build a cathedral in honor of Christ the Savior. The cathedral would “signify Our gratitude to Divine Providence for saving Russia from the doom that overshadowed Her” and acts as a memorial to the sacrifices of the Russian people.
Plans were drawn and a site was chosen but before construction began, Alexander I was succeeded by his brother Nicholas. Profoundly Orthodox and patriotic, the new Tsar disliked the Neoclassical design that had been endorsed by his brother.
Alexander commissioned his favourite architect Konstantin Thon to create a new design, modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The present site was chosen by the Tsar in 1837; a convent and church already standing on the site had to be relocated.
Construction began in 1839 and the cathedral didn’t emerge from its scaffolding until 1860; elaborate frescos by some of the best Russian painters continued in the interior for another 20 years. The cathedral was consecrated on the day Alexander III was crowned, May 26, 1883. A year earlier, Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” debuted there.
After the Revolution, the prominent site of the cathedral called out for redevelopment by the Soviets, who planned to replace the church with a monument to socialism, known as the Palace of Soviets. It would rise in modernistic buttressed tiers to support a gigantic sculpture of Lenin, arm raised in blessing, perched atop a dome. On December 5, 1931, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was dynamited and reduced to rubble.
Funds for the largest building in the world remained unavailable, however. A foundation hole gaped on the site until under Nikita Khrushchev it was transformed into a huge public swimming pool.
With the end of the Soviet rule, the Russian Orthodox Church received permission to rebuild the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (February 1990). A temporary cornerstone was laid by the end of the year.
A construction fund was opened in 1992 and foundations began to be poured in the fall of 1994. The lower church (Church of the Transfiguration) was consecrated in 1996, and the completed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was consecrated August 19, 2000.
Photo by Val Buzeta
The majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Photo by Ian Murdock.


Photo by Val Buzeta

Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Moskva River by night. Photo © Xoox

Christ the Savior
with St. Basil’s in the foreground.

Quick Facts
Names:
Cathedral of Christ the Savior; ???? ?????? ?????????; khram Khrista Spasitela
Type of site:
Cathedral
Faith:
Russian Orthodox
Date:
2000
Size:
Possibly the largest Orthodox church in the world
Location:
On the banks of the river near the Kremlin, Moscow
Website:
/www.xxc.ru/english
Hours:
Daily 6:30am-10pm
Cost:
Free
Photography:
Not permitted inside.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow

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History
The idea for this church dates from the early 19th century. When the last of Napoleon’s soldiers left Moscow, Tsar Alexander I signed a manifesto dated December 25, 1812, declaring his intention to build a cathedral in honor of Christ the Savior. The cathedral would “signify Our gratitude to Divine Providence for saving Russia from the doom that overshadowed Her” and acts as a memorial to the sacrifices of the Russian people.
Plans were drawn and a site was chosen but before construction began, Alexander I was succeeded by his brother Nicholas. Profoundly Orthodox and patriotic, the new Tsar disliked the Neoclassical design that had been endorsed by his brother.
Alexander commissioned his favourite architect Konstantin Thon to create a new design, modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The present site was chosen by the Tsar in 1837; a convent and church already standing on the site had to be relocated.
Construction began in 1839 and the cathedral didn’t emerge from its scaffolding until 1860; elaborate frescos by some of the best Russian painters continued in the interior for another 20 years. The cathedral was consecrated on the day Alexander III was crowned, May 26, 1883. A year earlier, Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” debuted there.
After the Revolution, the prominent site of the cathedral called out for redevelopment by the Soviets, who planned to replace the church with a monument to socialism, known as the Palace of Soviets. It would rise in modernistic buttressed tiers to support a gigantic sculpture of Lenin, arm raised in blessing, perched atop a dome. On December 5, 1931, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was dynamited and reduced to rubble.
Funds for the largest building in the world remained unavailable, however. A foundation hole gaped on the site until under Nikita Khrushchev it was transformed into a huge public swimming pool.
With the end of the Soviet rule, the Russian Orthodox Church received permission to rebuild the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (February 1990). A temporary cornerstone was laid by the end of the year.
A construction fund was opened in 1992 and foundations began to be poured in the fall of 1994. The lower church (Church of the Transfiguration) was consecrated in 1996, and the completed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was consecrated August 19, 2000.
Photo by Val Buzeta
The majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Photo by Ian Murdock.


Photo by Val Buzeta

Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Moskva River by night. Photo © Xoox

Christ the Savior
with St. Basil’s in the foreground.

Quick Facts
Names:
Cathedral of Christ the Savior; Храм Христа Спасителя; khram Khrista Spasitela
Type of site:
Cathedral
Faith:
Russian Orthodox
Date:
2000
Size:
Possibly the largest Orthodox church in the world
Location:
On the banks of the river near the Kremlin, Moscow
Website:
/www.xxc.ru/english
Hours:
Daily 6:30am-10pm
Cost:
Free
Photography:
Not permitted inside.

Yoido Full Gospel Church – Story

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On 18 May, 1958, just after the Korean War, Yoido Full Gospel Church held its first worship service. Five Christians attended including Pastor David Yonggi Cho. They met at the foot of a
mountain in Daijo-dong in Seoul. In spite of the indescribably difficult conditions in Korea. Pastor Cho depended on help and inspiration of the Holy Spirit and with positive and active faith he
told his congregation – We can do it! We can achieve! Let’s try!
Eventually, Yoido Full Gospel Church grew to become the largest church in the world with over 763,000 members.
Click on the Link Below to read the complete story , beleive me its worth reading
Inspiration : God can take you from any situation ( when you think or feel that you have hit the rock bottom ) and bless you.
Is anything too hard for the Lord ( Gen 18 : 14)

Largest Chruch in the WORLD !!!!!!!!!

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Dr. Cho spoke to a congregation of 1.5 million persons at Christian rally at Sao Paulo in Brazil on September 29, 1997. It was the largest congregation of Christians in the history of Protestant churches.

Prayer meeting : # of people 120,000 ( Only )


The church: Yoido Full Gospel Church, Yoido, Seoul, South Korea.
This is the numero uno church in the world, if size is anything to go by, with over 837,569 members.
Denomination: Pentecostal (Assemblies of God).
The building: It’s a gigantic building that is shaped like a huge baseball stadium.
The lighting is very bright and everything about the place is… shall we say, rather “over the top”. The service felt like a baseball game. I was seated on the extreme right and was tempted to start the wave.The neighborhood: Yoido is an island on the south side of Seoul that is similar to Manhattan in many ways. There is the National Assembly, the Financial District, Stock Exchange… a very “high powered neighborhood” to say the least.
When asked how full was the building, one gentleman reported “A sell-out crowd, bulging at the seams! I felt like I was in the back seat of a compact car with four other people squeezed in.”
When asked to describe the pre-service atmosphere, he responded, “There’s a pre- worship gospel time.
Musical instruments played: “Organ, piano, synth, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet, sax, tambourine… and a symphony orchestra.”
What kind of worship stiff-upper-lip, happy clappy, or what ??: “It was very hearty. The singing reminded me of a Wesleyan tent revival meeting. But the prayer times got very rowdy.
What’s the point? The word of God says that He (God) has placed us in the body as it pleaseth Him (I Cor 12:18). Regardless of our background and family association with a particular church or denomination, we must still seek God to find out where He specifically wants us to be. And if a church is not the one God wants you at – please don’t talk it down or impede its progress. I’m reminded of the words Jesus gave to his disciple John concerning such a situation.
Mark 9:38-41
-And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.-But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.-For he that is not against us is on our part.-For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
And a word for those that believe that some churches are just to large -
Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

Tallest church in the world

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Ulm Cathedral (German: Ulmer Münster) is a Lutheran church, the tallest church in the world, with a steeple measuring 161.53 m (530 ft) and containing 768 steps. Located in Ulm, Germany, the church is not a cathedral in the technical ecclesiastical sense, as it has never been the seat of a bishop. (The responsible bishop of the Evangelical Church in Germany resides in Stuttgart.) However, it is a famous example of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture and is typically and mistakenly described as a cathedral. After climbing to the top level at 143m there is a panoramic view of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and, in clear weather, a vista of the Alps from Säntis to the Zugspitze. The final stairwell to the top (known as the 3rd Gallery) is a tall, spiraling staircase that has barely enough room for one person.Like the famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) – another building of the Gothic era – the Ulm Münster was not completed until the 19th century.

Yoido Full Gospel Church – Story

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On 18 May, 1958, just after the Korean War, Yoido Full Gospel Church held its first worship service. Five Christians attended including Pastor David Yonggi Cho. They met at the foot of a
mountain in Daijo-dong in Seoul. In spite of the indescribably difficult conditions in Korea. Pastor Cho depended on help and inspiration of the Holy Spirit and with positive and active faith he
told his congregation – We can do it! We can achieve! Let’s try!
Eventually, Yoido Full Gospel Church grew to become the largest church in the world with over 763,000 members.
Click on the Link Below to read the complete story , beleive me its worth reading
Inspiration : God can take you from any situation ( when you think or feel that you have hit the rock bottom ) and bless you.
Is anything too hard for the Lord ( Gen 18 : 14)

Largest Chruch in the WORLD !!!!!!!!!

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Dr. Cho spoke to a congregation of 1.5 million persons at Christian rally at Sao Paulo in Brazil on September 29, 1997. It was the largest congregation of Christians in the history of Protestant churches.

Prayer meeting : # of people 120,000 ( Only )


The church: Yoido Full Gospel Church, Yoido, Seoul, South Korea.
This is the numero uno church in the world, if size is anything to go by, with over 837,569 members.
Denomination: Pentecostal (Assemblies of God).
The building: It’s a gigantic building that is shaped like a huge baseball stadium.
The lighting is very bright and everything about the place is… shall we say, rather “over the top”. The service felt like a baseball game. I was seated on the extreme right and was tempted to start the wave.The neighborhood: Yoido is an island on the south side of Seoul that is similar to Manhattan in many ways. There is the National Assembly, the Financial District, Stock Exchange… a very “high powered neighborhood” to say the least.
When asked how full was the building, one gentleman reported “A sell-out crowd, bulging at the seams! I felt like I was in the back seat of a compact car with four other people squeezed in.”
When asked to describe the pre-service atmosphere, he responded, “There’s a pre- worship gospel time.
Musical instruments played: “Organ, piano, synth, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet, sax, tambourine… and a symphony orchestra.”
What kind of worship stiff-upper-lip, happy clappy, or what ??: “It was very hearty. The singing reminded me of a Wesleyan tent revival meeting. But the prayer times got very rowdy.
What’s the point? The word of God says that He (God) has placed us in the body as it pleaseth Him (I Cor 12:18). Regardless of our background and family association with a particular church or denomination, we must still seek God to find out where He specifically wants us to be. And if a church is not the one God wants you at – please don’t talk it down or impede its progress. I’m reminded of the words Jesus gave to his disciple John concerning such a situation.
Mark 9:38-41
-And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.-But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.-For he that is not against us is on our part.-For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
And a word for those that believe that some churches are just to large -
Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

Tallest church in the world

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Ulm Cathedral (German: Ulmer Münster) is a Lutheran church, the tallest church in the world, with a steeple measuring 161.53 m (530 ft) and containing 768 steps. Located in Ulm, Germany, the church is not a cathedral in the technical ecclesiastical sense, as it has never been the seat of a bishop. (The responsible bishop of the Evangelical Church in Germany resides in Stuttgart.) However, it is a famous example of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture and is typically and mistakenly described as a cathedral. After climbing to the top level at 143m there is a panoramic view of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and, in clear weather, a vista of the Alps from Säntis to the Zugspitze. The final stairwell to the top (known as the 3rd Gallery) is a tall, spiraling staircase that has barely enough room for one person.Like the famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) – another building of the Gothic era – the Ulm Münster was not completed until the 19th century.