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Nave, Cathedrale de la Resurrection, Evry, Essonne, France

Nave of Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, seen from the first floor, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The nave is housed within a cylindrical concrete tower, lined with handmade red bricks. Light floods in from the glass around the top of the walls, and the floor is in black granite. The white marble altar stands in front of a window with a tree design, and the crucifixion sculpture above is from Tanzania. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Nave of Evry Cathedral of the Resurrection, or Cathedrale de la Resurrection d'Evry, seen from the first floor, designed by Mario Botta and built 1992-95, Evry, Essonne, France. The nave is housed within a cylindrical concrete tower, lined with handmade red bricks. Light floods in from the glass around the top of the walls, and the floor is in black granite. The white marble altar stands in front of a window with a tree design, and the crucifixion sculpture above is from Tanzania. The cathedral was opened in 1995, and consecrated and dedicated to St Corbinian in 1996. Picture by Manuel Cohen