First Presbyterian Church - Table of Contents
Nave - First Presbyterian Church
One Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY
Nave - The central aisle; the part of a church located between the chief entrance and the chancel, and separated from the side aisles by piers or columns
The windows in the east aisle were designed by Mary Tillinghast, a pupil and one-time partner of LaFarge, in 1894.
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Canopied wooden pulpit to the immediate left of the chancel steps |
Pulpit canopy |
Pulpit |
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Detail from previous photo. Note Greek anthemia at middle top and bottom |
Secondary pulpit to the right of the chancel |
Detail from previous photo |
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Marble Baptismal Font |
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Marble baptismal font |
Detail from previous photo. |
Base: Bay leaves ... Acanthus leaves |
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West Nave and Aisle |
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West nave and gallery over aisle |
These three windows have not been identified with a specific studio. |
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East Aisle |
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East Aisle. |
Note that the layered glass gives the figures an almost three-dimensional effect. |
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Main Dome |
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The main dome is decorated with an ancient Persian design |
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The pendentives leading to the great dome are richly decorated |
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The three large chandeliers in the transepts and nave are miniature copies of the great candelabra in Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. |
Byzantine Revival style capital ... Faux-painted column shaft |
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