Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA in 2008 – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Part 1, the church and some windows

In June 2008 the secular chorus I sang with went to Hot Springs, Arkansas to join other groups to sing Hadyn’s “Creation”. We rehearsed in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, which is a stone Gothic Revival building. Its gable-roofed nave is dominated by a massive buttressed stone tower at the front, topped by a tall parapet. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The church is blessed with 19 wonderful stained-glass windows – in order to show all of them to you, I am creating 2 sets: Part 1 contains some views of the building itself and 7 windows, and Part 2 contains the last 12 windows.

Link to Part 2: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-682701-1.html#11932955

The Exterior
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DSC_0034 by David Casteel, on Flickr

The Interior
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DSC_0025 by David Casteel, on Flickr (long view to the Altar)

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DSC_0027 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Chancel)

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DSC_0014 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)

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DSC_0013 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Organ pipes)

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DSC_0023 by David Casteel, on Flickr (view aft)

Stained-glass Windows (first group)
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DSC_0032 by David Casteel, on Flickr

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DSC_0031 by David Casteel, on Flickr

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DSC_0030 by David Casteel, on Flickr

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DSC_0029 by David Casteel, on Flickr

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DSC_0028 by David Casteel, on Flickr

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DSC_0016 by David Casteel, on Flickr

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DSC_0015 by David Casteel, on Flickr

(There are 12 more windows in Part 2 – see link below narrative)

A very fine set--well done! You do it somewhat the same way I do, I see. (We do what works.)

srfmhg, so nice to see you! Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Bubalola, thank you for the nice comment. You're welcome.

If you like round barns, here's a stone one at the Shaker Village in the Berkshires:
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DSC_3964.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Thanks a lot, crafter! I like to share (and please).

I think it is used to increase the exposure.

srg, thanks for the nice words. I understand your concerns.

Doug, I appreciate your nice compliment. You're welcome.

Thank you for coming, and the nice compliment! I don't know about His grooming--maybe just cultural differences in what that means.

Joe, I appreciate your nice comments, and am pleased you liked my pictures. I do think there are advantages of seeing the place in person, though.

I have seen (and sung in) St. Peter's in Rome, and visited the Sagrada Familia. Frankly, I didn't care for the Sagrada Familia--the windows are ugly, in my opinion, and the exterior is grotesque. (I am not a fan of Gaudi's work.)

I agree. I've flown from California to both New Zealand and Australia (and back) and from Minneapolis direct to Kenya (and back). All were very long and uncomfortable flights. But. . .it's necessary to get there.

Curious. So have I.

Hi, nimbushopper! Thank you very much.

2Dragons, I can understand your view. That does not keep me from enjoying the beauty of these religious sites.

yssirk123, Thanks. I appreciate your nice comment.

Stan, you echo the thoughts of some. I don't think it was the clergy who were seeking glory by building these gorgeous structures, but usually the potentates in charge of the location. Always a contest to build the highest or most elaborate church. The icons and stained glass windows did serve a purpose, though--most of the parishioners in those days were illiterate, and those details were used to illustrate the stories in the Bible. (I won't give the same credit to the televangelists.) Thanks for the nice words.

Thank you very much. They built it--I just took pictures.

Excellent! I was there in 2013. #3 is Peyto Lake.