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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-usLEGO churchhttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/BD57AE02-9F84-4079-8E95-12F736B2CCFB/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hitchhiker08/">hitchhiker08</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Such is dedication... <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/index.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/index.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/abston.gif" alt="logo: Abston Church of Christ" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> I got back into LEGO building in June, 2000, shortly after adopting <I>Precious</I>, my third cat. She loved to be amidst my building from the start. She didn't disturb partially assembled LEGO objects, or even piles of bricks, so I could leave her to play around my assembled work without too much fear of damage. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> As chance would have it, I only had a few hours of work to complete when <I>Precious</I> passed away in January, 2002, so in her honor I wrapped it up that same day, and I've dedicated this project to her. </P></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos003.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos003.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/B40A4B5C-1311-471E-9173-66F814CFB196.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><BLOCKQUOTE> The mighty Abston Church of Christ organ occupies the rear wall of the nave. The balcony offers excellent viewing of the church. Dual stairways in the narthex offer access to the balcony and organ console. </BLOCKQUOTE></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photosfirst.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photosfirst.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/24C78A82-7B96-4C80-A737-E245AAE3C603.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos007.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos007.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><CENTER>Rev. Ashley delivers the dedication sermon.</CENTER></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/6B0C0F11-439B-4A05-870F-50188AD0B072.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos011.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos011.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>Organ (1 of 3)</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/5D081ADE-E4C3-4847-8974-E983A8BED7A8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos016.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos016.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><CENTER>Chancel (south) end of the church</CENTER></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/15FA2699-B4F3-4D35-B0E9-7C439D391577.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/church/" rel="tag">church</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/lego/" rel="tag">lego</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/abston/" rel="tag">abston</a></div>http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/index.htmlThu, 17 Apr 2008 10:58:42 GMT10 Divinely Designed Churcheshttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/71C6E74D-1DC5-48E5-927D-808A33E2B1D4/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/anthonyo/">anthonyo</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/07/10-divinely-designed-churches/" title="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/07/10-divinely-designed-churches/">www.neatorama.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1><A title="Permanent Link: 10 Divinely Designed Churches." class="noline" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/07/10-divinely-designed-churches/">10 Divinely Designed Churches.</A></H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Las Lajas Cathedral</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/45B0B105-8D92-4FA4-B201-6D8F0758D8CC.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/7D0EDA7B-5903-44B7-B2B1-3A9CD5817AE6.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Sagrada Familia</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/A34D2ED7-66C4-42E7-8F3B-B12EEECF3449.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/40760674-4472-4433-BD51-3BC1164EBA48.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>St. Basil’s Cathedral</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/41937553-82E6-4CC4-BBB3-5719338A3FB0.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/C9833DAF-A110-4F97-9982-D4B19CEE2FA0.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Hagia Sophia</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/90B4324B-255A-4420-851D-BC5A25011A3A.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>St. Peter’s Basilica</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/2500C937-89D9-4684-92A0-984686238217.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/16D08BAA-1FCC-4FB5-A297-C0849229308B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Notre Dame</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/6AE56F46-D7FC-473F-9F7C-F6EAD453474D.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/1C7C20A4-B227-47D5-85E8-DE47EEB8C821.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Hallgrímskirkja</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/682CD9D6-ECAA-4964-B02A-A2154D68ECD4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Jubilee Church</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/F1222EDF-DC0F-4971-9480-16677DEA7597.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/2CC85F0C-1778-454F-8431-BD316152D34B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Notre Dame du Haut</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/9DCD1D33-0E2E-4173-A445-CCF96A0B5139.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>The Crystal Cathedral</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/86AFDB5F-277A-4489-A575-8468D1C746B4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/297E3254-FB24-427A-99A6-7F6590BA0E8C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Bonus: The Abston Church of Christ</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/090D1440-0128-497D-B4A9-D95BDAA92073.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Bonus: The Dog Chapel</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/anthonyo/512/17FEFAA4-DD80-4B2D-8D23-09F6BBBD3E90.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/churches/" rel="tag">churches</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/ten/" rel="tag">ten</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/divine/" rel="tag">divine</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/architect/" rel="tag">architect</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/design/" rel="tag">design</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/religion/" rel="tag">religion</a></div>http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/07/10-divinely-designed-churches/Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:27:53 GMTAbston, Lego Church of Christ http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F692E775-3E9E-44AE-B5B3-4855125C25AA/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/book-mole/">book-mole</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> The site has plenty of detailed pictures and more interesting facts than I could clip. Worth a visit. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photosfirst.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photosfirst.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/book-mole/512/F4A1C1BE-44B3-44ED-B7BE-FFA49919C236.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><BLOCKQUOTE> A view from the balcony looking toward the chancel. There's seating for an 80-member choir under the mosaics. The roof over the chancel and mosaic alcoves is glass. </BLOCKQUOTE></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos003.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos003.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/book-mole/512/6B2C0FCA-04E3-46B6-A6AE-594D1A17B3C4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> The mighty Abston Church of Christ organ occupies the rear wall of the nave.</div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos010.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos010.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/book-mole/512/EF0C90EC-7685-4512-8C3A-DE48C332AA82.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><CENTER>The altar, crucifix and pulpit.</CENTER></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos016.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos016.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/book-mole/512/EEF0A28E-820A-4122-BA3B-A54CC2B5EFEB.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos028.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos028.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/book-mole/512/346D88BD-C6E6-4341-A035-D8C245C336C2.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><BLOCKQUOTE> Most of the non-glass walls are red on the outside and white on the inside. This ate a lot of bricks. </BLOCKQUOTE></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos032.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photos032.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/book-mole/512/87BB76D9-94B7-4805-B9EB-802CA45DB87D.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Precious loved the mosaic alcoves. I had to move her cat tree to another room when the walls of the church got high enough that she could leap from her perch into the church but didn't know how to get back out.</P></div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/faq.html" title="http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/faq.html">www.amyhughes.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>9. How big is it?</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> About 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches (2.2 m x 1.7 m x .76 m) </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><I>"It is for you, the viewer of the cat lady church art, to determine whether this is a fun little Lego-building hobby, or whether it's gone over the line to full-blown Lego OCD."</I></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><B>8. How much time did it take to build?</B></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> It was about a year and a half of planning, building and photographing.</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/lego/" rel="tag">lego</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/church/" rel="tag">church</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/hobby/" rel="tag">hobby</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/fun/" rel="tag">fun</a></div>http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/photosfirst.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2007 14:25:32 GMT