The Church Of Saint Pierre In Cheticamp
by Hany J
Title
The Church Of Saint Pierre In Cheticamp
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
The Church of St. Pierre (Paroisse Saint-Pierre) is located just outside of the Village of Cheticamp on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia on a slight rise overlooking the Cheticamp Harbour. This large sandstone church with a central tower, open belfry and rounded apse at the rear is a prominent structure which can be seen at some distance. It has a traditional east-west orientation as was characteristic of early ecclesiastical architecture.
The church was built in 1893, and is valued as a very fine example of French-Canadian Neo-classical church architecture. With its tall silver spire and steeply pitched roof, it resembles many other Catholic churches built along the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. The church is also valued as one of only a few stone churches on Cape Breton Island and as one of the finest examples of a style of church architecture developed in Quebec which is rarely seen outside that province. The main body of the church is constructed of rusticated sandstone and consists of a long nave with a large square central tower and open octagonal belfry on the west façade reaching over fifty metres in height. The main entrance is surmounted by a large rose window with stained glass. An elongated chapel and sacristy is attached to the eastern end of the church. Most of the exterior details of the church are French Neo-Classical in origin, such as rounded arch windows with keystones, pediments, and entablatures. The church is also valued culturally for its central role in the spiritual life of Cheticamp and its neighbouring Antigonish.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2019 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2019 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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December 27th, 2019
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