Saint John’s Abbey Church
Title
Saint John’s Abbey Church
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
March 19, 2015
Creator
Breuer, Marcel
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Minnesota (state)
Collegeville (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
abbey churches
bell towers
footpaths
Description
Exterior view of footpath leading up to the bell banner at St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville, Minnesota designed by Marcel Breuer and completed in 1961. "Standing before the entrance to the church, the bell banner is a keynote for the building, establishing the principal underlying theme of the whole structure. It is 110' tall and 100' wide at its top edge, east to west ... The banner's architectural form recalls early mission churches in the Southwest. Its tremendous concrete slab, cantilevered on parabolic cross vaults, is pierced by two large "windows," the upper one framing a laminated white oak cross harvested from the nearby abbey forest, fabricated by abbey carpenters, and stands 12' tall by 7' wide,"--St. John's Abbey Church Tour (pdf) from St. John's Abbey church website.
Material/Medium
concrete
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-462
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