Английская Википедия:Blenduk Church

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox church The Protestant Church in Western Indonesia Immanuel Semarang (Шаблон:Lang-id), better known as Blenduk Church (Шаблон:Lang), is a Protestant church in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Built in 1753, it is the oldest church in the province.Шаблон:Sfn

Architecture and layout

Blenduk Church, at 32 Letjen Suprapto Street in the old town of Semarang, Central Java, is located in a small courtyard between former office buildings.Шаблон:Sfn The Jiwasraya building is located to the south, across the street, while the Kerta Niaga offices are to its west.Шаблон:Sfn

The octagonal church, built on a stone foundation and with single-layer brick walls, has its ground floor at street level.Шаблон:Sfn It is topped by a large, copper-skinned dome, from which it gets its common name;Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn the Javanese word mblenduk means dome. The dome is supported by 32 steel beams, 8 large and 24 small.Шаблон:Sfn Two towers, square at the base and slowly rounding until topped with a small dome, are located on either side of the main entrance, while a cornice consisting of horizontal lines runs around the building; Roman-style porticoes covered in saddle-shaped roofs are located on its eastern, southern and western faces.Шаблон:Sfn Blenduk also features etched and stained glass windows, as well as wood-panel double doors at the south-facing entrance.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

The wooden pews inside Blenduk have rattan seats, while the pulpit is completely made of wood and located on an octagonal platform made of teak.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn A nonfunctional Baroque pipe organ from the 1700s is also located inside.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The floor is covered in black, yellow, and white tiles.Шаблон:Sfn In the northern part of the interior is a spiral staircase, etched with name of its manufacturer, Шаблон:Lang (Rolling Mill, The Hague), which leads to the second floor.Шаблон:Sfn

History

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Blenduk in Шаблон:Circa 1940

Blenduk was established in 1753; the initial building had a joglo-style.Шаблон:Sfn Although meant for Protestants, Catholics also used it until the first Catholic church in the city, in Gedangan, was built.Шаблон:Sfn

The church was later rebuilt in 1787.Шаблон:Sfn Another re-imagining, spearheaded by H.P.A. de Wilde and W. Westmas, began work in 1894.Шаблон:Sfn During this renovation, the dome and two towers were added.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Another series of renovations began in the early 2000s.Шаблон:Sfn As of 2004, the church has 200 families in its congregation and holds regular Sunday services;Шаблон:Sfn it is also a tourist attraction.Шаблон:Sfn In 2003 the church celebrated its 250th year.Шаблон:Sfn

Awards

In February 2009, Blenduk received an award for Best Maintained Old Place of Worship from the Central Java branch of the Architects' Society of Indonesia.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:-

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