April 4: Markuskyrkan
Next on to the singular St. Mark's Church, out in the suburbs of the city, in Björkhagen. It's one of the late works of Sigurd Lewerentz, completed in 1956.
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In the metro station.
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On the train.
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The shore of Gamla Stan (the old city), with more sunbathers.
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Here we are at the church, which is in a grove of birches and evergreens.
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I don't remember what this is. It's a nice thing to have with a church, though.
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Toward the main entrance.
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The nave. The irregular vaults are one of my favorite parts of the church. — Edit: they also remind me of this wall in Susch, Switzerland upon rediscovering the latter.
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Side lights and entrances by the front of the nave.
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This is the only clerestory window besides the two above, so it's quite an important element, and very powerful when, as here, a sunbeam is shining through it.
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This incredible brick beam supports the two bays of the nave.
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The clerestory window casts a lot of uplight as well.
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A back door from the nave leads into this room of the parish center.
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This wall divides them.
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The foyer of the parish center; more vaults.
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At the center of the two buildings of the parish, uh, center is this linear courtyard.
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The massiveness and roughness of the church make it feel timeless.
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I walked all the way around the church. A view back toward the main entrance from further along in the grove.
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Around the other side; the sanctuary is on the left in the foreground and one end of the parish center is on the right.
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Not sure what this is, maybe the sacristy.
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The bells are up behind those horizontal openings.
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The bed of a fountain in the courtyard that was not yet running.
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The fountain.
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The window craning around to get all the sun it can. Also: birches.
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A shed just beyond the courtyard.
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I'll have a few bricks with that mortar. Thanks.