8-963: Annunciation Church may refer to: Albania [ edit ] Annunciation Church, Kozarë Annunciation Church, Mjekës Annunciation Monastery, Albania , in Vanistër Greece [ edit ] Our Lady of Tinos Malta [ edit ] Annunciation Church, Balzan Annunciation Church, Mdina Annunciation Church, Tarxien Annunciation Chapel, Victoria Republic of Ireland [ edit ] Ballaghaderreen Cathedral Italy [ edit ] Santissima Annunziata (disambiguation) , various churches and basilicas Latvia [ edit ] Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Church, Riga Romania [ edit ] Annunciation Church, Alba Iulia Annunciation Church, Sibiu Russia [ edit ] Annunciation Cathedral, Voronezh Annunciation Church of
16-593: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church building disambiguation pages Annunciation Church, Kozar%C3%AB The Annunciation Church ( Albanian : Kisha e Ungjillizimit ) is a Cultural Monument of Albania , located in Kozarë , Berat County . It became a Cultural Monument in 1963. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin , United States,
24-1229: The Alexander Nevsky Lavra , Saint Petersburg Ukraine [ edit ] Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv United Kingdom [ edit ] Annunciation Church, Chesterfield Annunciation Church, Walsall United States [ edit ] Annunciation Roman Catholic Church (Denver) , Colorado Annunciation Church (Leadville, Colorado) , in National Historic Landmark Leadville Historic District Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England , Boston, Massachusetts Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral , Boston, Massachusetts Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Newburyport , Massachusetts Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan) , New York, New York Annunciation Church (historic) (Cleveland, Ohio) Annunciation Church (Houston) , Texas Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston) , Texas Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church , Wauwatosa, Wisconsin See also [ edit ] Church of
32-594: The Annunciation (disambiguation) Annunciation Cathedral (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Annunciation Church . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Annunciation_Church&oldid=1137585458 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
40-714: The Frank Lloyd Wright Archives), "When he received a commission for a church for the Milwaukee Hellenic Community, Wright consulted his wife, who was brought up in the Greek Orthodox faith, about the predominant symbols of the church. 'The cross and the dome ,' was her reply." These two architectural forms dominate the design. The floor plan itself is a Greek cross. Wide arches support the upper level, or balcony. The roof dome sits atop an inverted dome, or bowl. Through simplification and abstraction of
48-407: The forms, Wright succeeded in artfully translating the cross and the dome from their historical Byzantine context to the vastly dissimilar setting of the twentieth-century American Midwest. Much of the building utilizes a gold-anodized aluminum which, at the time, was a new material that Alcoa established. Since its construction, there have been a few renovations due to structural problems—including
56-456: The replacement of the dome's original exterior tile to a synthetic plastic resin. While Wright's design was inspired by traditional Byzantine forms and the Hagia Sophia in particular, the church was not meant as a purely historicist tribute; rather, it was an update and reinterpretation of architectural forms very much alive. In a letter dated September 9, 1958—when the project was well into
64-623: Was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956, and completed in 1961. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The church is one of Wright's last works; construction was completed after his death. The design is informed by traditional Byzantine architectural forms , reinterpreted by Wright to suit the modern context. The church's shallow scalloped dome echoes his Marin County Civic Center . According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (Wright scholar and original archivist of
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