WGBH Lab | Sandbox | Faith

Reims Cathedral

pgdesai — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:48:18 -0400

Beauty , Culture , Faith , History , Places , Technology

The Reims, France skyline gives way to a behemoth cathedral, soaring above the low-lying buildings of the city in BUILDING BIG's "Skyscrapers."

Rose Window

kdorwart — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:34:06 -0400

Beauty , Culture , Faith , History , Places

The magnificent stained-glass rose window adorns the west wall of a nave of Cathedral Notre Dame de Reims. In exemplary Gothic style, vaults soar above. Reims, France. 10/15/1999.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
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Wartime Prayer

kdorwart — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:43:05 -0400

Faith , History , War

Soldiers pray before heading into battle. An army chaplain raises one hand in prayer over soldiers seated in front of a cross.

The Dome of the Mosque

chastings — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:24:56 -0400

Beauty , Culture , Faith

Focus on the white dome of a mosque, which abuts a busy city street where pedestrians cross in the foreground, while clouds slowly move in the background. Mombasa, Kenya, Africa, 12/1/1998.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
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Wooden Cross

chastings — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:54:58 -0400

Culture , Faith , History

A plain wooden cross slowly rotates in low light, the focus on a single spike nail driven into the transom. A cut to the nail, close up, shows delicate shavings of sawdust. 4/1/1998.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
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