Belfast
Cathedral, also known as St Anne’s Cathedral, was
built on the site of an older church dedicated to St Anne. The foundation stone
was laid in 1899; the striking stainless steel Spire of Hope, which guides the
eye to the heavens, was added in 2007.
Absolutely Romanesque, the cathedral's massive columns, thick walls, round arches, and high straight ceiling screams symmetry and is plain and stoic compared to the gothic style.
Mosaics.
These
took more than seven years to complete. The baptistery mosaic (below) contains
more than 150,000 glass pieces.
The
Titanic Funeral Pall. Indigo evokes image of the midnight sea
where Titanic came to rest. The large central cross is fashioned from many tiny
crosses, and hundreds more in different sizes and shapes fall away towards the
velvet rimmed edges—symbolic of souls sinking into the ocean. The 1,517 crosses
are hand-embroidered onto felt using gold silk and represent the people who
lost their lives on Titanic.
Chapel
of the Holy Spirit, the Baptistery, and kneelers. St
Anne’s has some very fine needlework on display, especially the individually
designed, hand-sewn, tapestry cushions and kneelers.
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