First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro

We promised our dear friend Jane that we would show the rose window in the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro for one of our Sacred Sunday photos. Who can resist such a request?? First Presbyterian is likely the most European-looking of all Greensboro's churches. It has been said that the church was inspired by the Cathedral of Albi in Albi, France. 

First Presbyterian, a real  Fisher Park beauty, was designed by Hobart Upjohn and built in 1928 to replace the original building which now houses the Greensboro Historical Museum. It is incredible that the breathtaking fortress gothic structure was built in Greensboro between the world wars and at the time of the Great Depression. The rose window featured in the photo, is typical of Gothic architecture. Learn a little more about these stained-glass windows here. These glass works of art, represent a sacred concept of completeness and balance.  

Comments

[B^2]

Marvelous! Very inspirational.

[leif hagen]

That's a heavenly church to show us on Sacred Sunday! A marvelous Rose window and delicious interior! It reminds me of the catholic church across the street from our old house in St. Paul. I miss their ringing church tower bells!

[Jane Mitchell]

Enfin!!!

[Abraham Lincoln]

It is a beautiful building worthy of the intervention of angels and god, no doubt. The window must be spectacular.

[Louis la Vache]

Beautiful, indeed - and all the more so in that with its Calvinist roots, the early Presbyterian church shunned such beauty. Calvinist churches were very minimalist.