Places of Religious Worship

[eikin]

happen to be taking some Sri Lankan architecture students around Singapore with my tutor and studio mates, here are some interior shots to share ...

Part 1 - Masjid Assyafaah


#1 Prayer Hall

the reflection is created by polished black marble stone tiles.


#2 Gathering at Prayer Hall



#3

a mosque representative ascending up a flight of stairs from the basement

[eikin]

Part 2 - Church of St. Mary of Angels

#1 Prayer Hall



#2 the 'floating' sculpture of Jesus Christ



#3 seats



#4 Adoration Chapel (looking upwards from inside)

[jopel]

WoW! not bad hor tour guide cum photography mentor.
still got energy to process and post
Part 1 #3

[helm]

[eikin]

thanks

wah piang jopel, i where got mentor???

[catchlights]

Nice interior shoot! No horse run. Anymore chance to go again? can I come?

[ndroo]

Nice stuff. I like the b&w ones a lot

[eikin]

Originally Posted by catchlights Nice interior shoot! No horse run. Anymore chance to go again? can I come?

thanks! go there again ah ... these two places are quite far away, the mosque is in woodlands (forgot which road ... near the industrial area, used to be called Masjid Naval Base) and the church is in bt batok area.

Originally Posted by ndroo.com Nice stuff. I like the b&w ones a lot

thanks! they were shot in colour, but was too messy with the golden table cloths and stuff, so made them bnw, glad you like them

[catchlights]

Originally Posted by eikin thanks! go there again ah ... these two places are quite far away, the mosque is in woodlands (forgot which road ... near the industrial area, used to be called Masjid Naval Base) and the church is in bt batok area.

I understand, need pre arrangement or not? How can I just walk in and take pictures?

[eikin]

Originally Posted by catchlights I understand, need pre arrangement or not? How can I just walk in and take pictures?

for the church i think it's open to public, as long as they are not having a service it's ok to go in, but always nice to request for permission to take photographs from the staff there. as for the mosque best call them up first, but i no have their contacts

btw here's 3 more shots of the church from last year just after the completion of the building:

part 3 - Church of St. Mary of Angels at dusk

#1

exterior view of prayer hall


#2

reflection off the external baptism pool


#3

the Adoration Chapel from outside

[catchlights]

I have no problem to access to all this places of worship.
But, taking pictures are always No! No!

[eikin]

Originally Posted by catchlights I have no problem to access to all this places of worship. But, taking pictures are always No! No!

hmm ... the people at these places were ok with picture taking and extremely friendly, even offered to bring us around and explain things. guess it's because we were architecture students?

[rhythm_traveller]

Really good pictures! Whole new angles.

For the adoration chamber, good thing you only shot the ceiling, taking pictures of the host is a no no. Adoration chambers in general should be avoided for any other purposes unless you are there to adore the host.

[ibs]

photo #1 is very good. thanks for sharing.

[Hosea]

The prayer hall is my choice.. nice B&W. If the fan is not there.. it would be great. .

[eikin]

Originally Posted by rhythm_traveller Really good pictures! Whole new angles. For the adoration chamber, good thing you only shot the ceiling, taking pictures of the host is a no no. Adoration chambers in general should be avoided for any other purposes unless you are there to adore the host.

thanks the cladding was the highlight of the chapel structure

Originally Posted by ibs photo #1 is very good. thanks for sharing.

no problem

Originally Posted by Hosea The prayer hall is my choice.. nice B&W. If the fan is not there.. it would be great.

yah, wish the fan wasn't there.