Cincinnati: Downtown: With Amazing Cathedral & Temple Interiors *Mega Thread*

[cincyimages]

On Saturday, January 12th, 2008, I spent 7 1/2 hours walking the streets of Cincinnati.  At first the sky was questionable as I approached Downtown but as the day went on, it cleared up nicely.  I had my camera in one hand, a sling bag with my lenses and my tripod on my back and a peaceful afternoon of photography. I also ran into Bob from http://5chw4r7z.blogspot.com & http://parkerflats.blogspot.com and introduced myself. He was of course coming back from taking photos of Parker Flats.

Please post which one is your favorite.

Since everyone loves skyline photos, I will start out with those:















Interior Ceiling of Shillito Lofts












I loved the sky in this one
























Interior of the Palm Court at the Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel




Sung Korean Bistro is fantastic - I recommend the Bulgogi http://www.sungkoreanbistro.com/




Covenant First Presbyterian Church - Dedicated in 1875


City Hall






The Phoenix Restaurant




Koch's Sporting Goods
































St. Peter in Chains Cathedral - Dedicated in 1845 (The spire is 220 feet above street level and was the tallest man-made structure in the city for many decades and is constructed of pure white limestone.)












Wise Temple also known as the Plum Street Temple - Dedicated in 1866 (This building was constructed by James Keyes Wilson with a 19th century Germanic architectural style based upon the Byzantine-Moorish Revival architecture of Golden-Age Spain. It has a tripartite facade, rose window and a basilica style arch, similar to a Gothic Cathedral, but its Islamic influences are visible in its minarets and other details.  All examples of similar architecture in Germany were destroyed by Hitler.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_M._Wise_Temple













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Take Care,
Jayson

[ColDayMan]

Oh God.

Not the wide-angle trend!

Great shots, esp. those from Covington with the lighting.

[BallHatGuy]

Interiors of Plum Street Temple are rare so those are my favorite!

[5chw4r7z]

How did you sneak into the Shillito? The atrium is a cool space isn't it.
The Scripps is probably my favorite building in Cincinnati.

[cincyimages]

Chris, I take it you are not a fan of wide angle photos?

Dan, I was blown away by the interior.  The Plum Street Temple was even more gorgeous in person.

Bob, I have a friend that lives in Garfield Place so he gave me access.

[Robert Pence]

How am I supposed to pick a favorite from among those? They're all excellent, and some are just stunning.

[edale]

There's a lot of pictures in this set that make you feel like a little kid with their head straight back looking directly up at the buildings.  Nice shots!

[PhattyNati]

even though thats traditionally been my least favorite view of the Ascent...i was taken by that image.  interplay of the layered features of the facade all set in front of the beatiful sky gradiant as produced by the curvature of the glass....awesome. 

[MyTwoSense]

great shots! 

[UncleRando]

I especially like the interior shots of the Plum Street Temple...just gorgeous.

[oakiehigh]

Yea that Ascent shot is my new Desktop backround for the month..    Great Shots!!!!!!!!

[SDronen]

Having never been inside Plum St Temple before, that was really breathtaking to see.  Great shots, as always.

[ink]

Wide angle shots are really not my thing, but you have some great stuff here!

With the play of city hall, this one is my favorite:

[caitskee]

Ah, AMAZING.  I think that to myself everytime I view your photographs.  They're all outstanding.  The Cathedral downtown is definately on my list of things to photograph this year.  You're helping my list grow and grow!  Wasn't Saturday an amazing day to be out?  Been waiting for a decent one!  Great work once again!

[caitskee]

Finally decided........ that's my fave!

[ColDayMan]

Chris, I take it you are not a fan of wide angle photos?

Some cases I appreciate it (i.e. your Plum Temple shots).  But for exterior cases, I really don't care for it (that doesn't negate the fact that your photos are fantastic).

[SFSpike]

Fantastic photos!!  St Peter In Chains has a beautiful, if unusual interior.  Kind of a nice break from the neo-Gothic ho-hum of most cathedrals.  City Hall, St Peters in Chains and the Wise Temple make for a great corner.  Had never seen the interior of the temple before, and it is more interesting than I had imagined.  Looks like Omar Khayyam and the Thousand and One Nights.   Gotta love Cincinnati  and your photography.

[cincyimages]

Glad to hear you enjoyed them.  I didn't know that St. Peter in Chains lost its title as Archdiocesan Cathedral from 1938-1957.  From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter_in_Chains

"Saint Peter in Chains was, from 1938 until 1957, replaced as Archdiocesan cathedral in favor of the more modern Saint Monica's in Clifton Heights, north of downtown, however, under Archbishop Karl Joseph Alter's far-sighted urban-renewal program, the church underwent significant restoration and expansion in the mid-1950s, and on 3 November 1957, amid much celebration and fanfare, was re-dedicated a cathedral."

I have never been to St. Monica Cathedral so I looked it and was stunned to see this beauty:





http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/church/monic.html

[kendall]

Amazing shots with the wide angle lens! How did you ever photograph the city without it?

[cincinnatizach]

The plum street temple shots are amazing

[downtown_jerome]

I've seen those sites many times before, but your wide-angle pictures shed a whole new light on them. Funny how you managed to sneak into Plum Street Temple on that day!