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Act_of_Reparation

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2. Only on the outside.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:05 AM

Oct 2018

Inside, it's barren. Most Lutheran churches are. Strong prohibition on graven images and the like.

Fun fact: The second largest Roman interior still standing is the Aula Palatina in Trier, Germany. I visited in 2003 or so. Outisde, it is a beautiful 4th century Roman basilica. Inside, it is a fucking empty room.

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Sriking architecture, though. MineralMan Oct 2018 #1

Only on the outside. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #2

True enough. I wasn't planning on attending services, though. MineralMan Oct 2018 #3

austere maybe edhopper Oct 2018 #5

The acoustics in there must be interesting. MineralMan Oct 2018 #6

Eh, more like boring. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #7

Thanks to improved communications.. Permanut Oct 2018 #4