Download - CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN NAIROBI, KENYA
CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN
NAIROBI FROM AN ARCHITECT’S POINT OF VIEW
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SPATIAL ASPECTS OF CHURCHES
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• QUESTION: THE LITURGICAL BRIEF
• ANSWER: NARTHEX------NAVE------SANCTUARY
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ST AUSTIN’S PARISH CHURCH, MSONGARI,
NAIROBI
• TYPOLOGY: CRUCIFORM
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• ANSWER: NARTHEX------NAVE------SANCTUARY
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NARTHEX
NAVE
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SANCTUARY
AMBO
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BALCONY
CONFESSION BOXES
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EXTERIOR
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ST BENEDICT’S PARISH CHURCH, RUARAKA,
NAIROBI
• TYPOLOGY: CENTRAL
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NARTHEX
NAVE
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SANCTUARY: ALTAR, AMBO, BAPTISTERY, TABERNACLE, PRESBYTERIUM
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MODERN INTERPRETATION OF REREDOS
MODERN INTERPRETATION OF THE WAY OF THE CROSS
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EXTERIOR
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OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHURCH,
RIDGEWAYS, NAIROBI
• TYPOLOGY: CIRCULAR
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INTERIOR
EXTERIOR
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HOLY FAMILY BASILICA, CBD, NAIROBI
• TYPOLOGY: CRUCIFORM
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BELL TOWER
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DON BOSCO CHURCH, UPPERHILL, NAIROBI
• TYPOLOGY: CIRCULAR
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EXTERIOR
INTERIOR
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