Cathedral in St. Paul

A friend asked what is meant by converging verticals.  I post this picture as an example.  If I drew a line from the steeples and kept going up eventually they would meet or converge.  I think it is good enough to say the picture is crooked.  This is what happens when a side angle lens is used and it isn’t kept level.   Photographs can be straightened when they are processed but this one is two messed up to bother.

Greek Revival

This church on University Avenue near the state capitol building is a great example of Greek revival architecture. The church was finished in 1915.

Cathedral

Wide angle lenses are so unforgiving.  This is a picture of the Cathedral in St. Paul.  I have of course photographed it many times but neve really noticed the two little trees before.  I really love this church.

Church and Tree

The tree at Our Lady of Victory church on the campus of St. catherine University.  I will be speaking there this evening.  I like the way that sounds.

Church

 of the Assumption 

This church is located on 7th street in downtown St. Paul.  It is over 150 years old.  A catholic church built by German immigrants.   Architectural photography is still my favorite and I spent a few hours at this church.  I think I could have made a day of it there is so much to take in.

Saint Louis King of France Church

The weather has been amazing and I took a little time off on Sunday for a photo walk.  This is the corner of 10th street E. and Cedar street in downtown St. Paul.  You can stand on the corner and see an interesting combination of old buildings and new ones.  They look like they belong together.

The cathedral

An unimaginative title and not the first picture I have taken of this building.  I was driving home and liked the clouds and the light.   I used to live across just down the street from this building and I could see it out the window but that was a long time ago.

Landmark Center

The weather was so amazing last Thursday that I decided work would be impossible. In the afternoon I walked downtown, ate a box of popcorn and hung out in Rice park.  The work was still there when I got back to my office.  No regrets

St. Casmier

So many church steeples. I have not taken photos of this old church before mostly because I don’t often get to that part of town.  When I was in grade school I had a friend who lived right by this church.  I remember playing in the parking lot. The church is in the Romanesque style and was built in 1903.

Assumption Church

Yet another shot taken out the car window.  The church is big and it is huge but I like the steeples the best.  it is one of our many lovely historic churches.