CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN

NAIROBI FROM AN ARCHITECT’S POINT OF VIEW

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SPATIAL ASPECTS OF CHURCHES

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• QUESTION: THE LITURGICAL BRIEF

• ANSWER: NARTHEX------NAVE------SANCTUARY

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ST AUSTIN’S PARISH CHURCH, MSONGARI,

NAIROBI

• TYPOLOGY: CRUCIFORM

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• ANSWER: NARTHEX------NAVE------SANCTUARY

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NARTHEX

NAVE

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SANCTUARY

AMBO

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BALCONY

CONFESSION BOXES

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EXTERIOR

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ST BENEDICT’S PARISH CHURCH, RUARAKA,

NAIROBI

• TYPOLOGY: CENTRAL

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NARTHEX

NAVE

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SANCTUARY: ALTAR, AMBO, BAPTISTERY, TABERNACLE, PRESBYTERIUM

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MODERN INTERPRETATION OF REREDOS

MODERN INTERPRETATION OF THE WAY OF THE CROSS

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EXTERIOR

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OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHURCH,

RIDGEWAYS, NAIROBI

• TYPOLOGY: CIRCULAR

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INTERIOR

EXTERIOR

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HOLY FAMILY BASILICA, CBD, NAIROBI

• TYPOLOGY: CRUCIFORM

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BELL TOWER

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DON BOSCO CHURCH, UPPERHILL, NAIROBI

• TYPOLOGY: CIRCULAR

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EXTERIOR

INTERIOR

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