October Challenge: Monastery

[NeonKnight]

Yes, exactly. Incidentally, I am Eastern Orthodox, so seeing that pic and thinking of a cult violently taking it over....wow, it gives me shivers

From which monastery are those interior pics you found? Both appear very Catholic in decor vs. Orthodox (depending upon location).

Was from this website:

http://www.qedata.se/e_js_litauiskt_...ius-kyrkor.htm

Looks like the Church in Question is from Lithuania, and is called the The Church of the Holy Spirit - Sventos Dvasios baznycia:

The building begun in 1501, but is has burnt several times since. The latest renovation, in late Baroque and rococo happened 1752-1760. The Baroque organ was added in 1777 built by the master Casperini Gottlieb. Napoleon pinched parts of the interior in 1812 as he was running from the Russian army, but it was returned in 1815. The church was open during the Soviet years, but the nearby monastery was closed. It is now the main church for the Polish in Vilnius.

So, again, was looking for how I was going to represent the interior architecture.

Another angle of the picture above is here:

http://www.qedata.se/bilder/gallerie..._kyrka_tak.jpg

Other images of Interiors of Russian Orthodox:

https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/c...CMEDIA/3.5.gif

http://www.3saints.com/orthodoxy_is_life.jpg

http://www.rtoddking.com/images/chin...7/07012338.jpg

So again, I can try and 'mimic' the look of the interior, which is mostly large open spaces, with vaulted cielings, or I can do something different.


EDIT:

Oh, and I found this interior Shot:

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Interi..._i2352420_.htm