| If you are a history or an architecture nut, one of the | | | | roofing. Woodworks, paintings and murals, marble and |
| places in your must-see list when visiting a new place | | | | metal works as well as the restoration of church |
| would be a stopover at the local church or the old | | | | furniture require skills and expertise than the usual. You |
| cathedral. Churches are good examples of | | | | can't just ask anyone to do repairs. Church restoration |
| architecture, its history and consequent evolution and | | | | is a delicate and meticulous enterprise which should |
| innovation in designs and structure. There are many | | | | involve individuals who know their job and the history |
| different architectural designs spanning the two | | | | of architecture. Sometimes, it also helps to have a little |
| thousand years of history of the Christian faith. | | | | history lesson for the team to better acquaint them of |
| These can range from the medieval churches of | | | | the tasks as well as the expected output. |
| Europe, the basilicas of Eastern Orthodoxy such as St. | | | | Aside from a team of experts who can do their job, |
| Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Baroque and Rococo | | | | you also need to have a team who can accurately |
| architecture of the Renaissance, as the cities grow | | | | assess the damages caused by fire, flood, earthquake |
| and expand, it gave rise to the Gothic design in | | | | or the passage of time. By arriving at an estimate of |
| churches, and after the Second World War, a new | | | | the damage, you can prioritize what should be done |
| definitive style on church architecture came to be, | | | | first and be able to evaluate how much you would |
| simplicity and practicality. | | | | need for the repairs and restoration. |
| Did you know that the oldest Christian church was the | | | | Historic buildings and churches are our precious |
| one discovered in a cave in Jordan under the olden St. | | | | connection to the past and are some of the most |
| Georgeous church? Archeologists believed that the | | | | evocative artifacts of our culture and its masters. The |
| church was both a place of worship and a dwelling by | | | | restoration of the Sistine Chapel is most likely one of |
| the early Christians who fled persecution from | | | | the most popular and controversial church restoration |
| Jerusalem following the death of Jesus. Although the | | | | projects. It was launched in 1984 and took 12 years to |
| findings have yet to be tested for authenticity, this | | | | finish as well as used up millions of dollars in the effort. |
| discovery is certainly exciting for biblical scholars as | | | | The Vatican commissioned the expertise of the |
| well as architecture enthusiasts. | | | | world's best and finest artists, art historians, and |
| To return an ancient church back to its former beauty | | | | restorers to bring back the lost grandeur of the ceiling |
| and elegance, it would take a team of experts and a | | | | of the Sistine Chapel. A marked difference from the |
| lot of money. Church restoration and repair is an art | | | | before and after photographs is readily observed |
| and a science. It is an art because you need to be an | | | | even by the untrained eyes of a layman. |
| artist to restore a masterpiece of art, reminiscent of its | | | | Church restoration goes beyond just cleaning up the |
| previous magnificence and splendor. It is a science | | | | dust and repairing minor and major damages. It is also |
| because you need to study and understand the | | | | an effort to restore the artists' masterpieces and |
| factors which can help you in your task of restoration. | | | | reinstate the wonder in all those who step into the |
| You need experts on plasters, carpentry, decorative | | | | church. It is not an easy job but one which is rewarding |
| paintings and murals, stained glass, metal works, and | | | | in more ways than one could imagine. |