St Mary of the Angels Chapel by Mecanoo

Completed in 2001, this cemetery chapel was designed by Mecanoo architect and located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The design of the new St. Mary of the Angels Chapel in Rotterdam’s Catholic “St. Lawrence” cemetery combines historical influences with the language of modern forms. The new chapel is situated in the middle of the grounds in the center of a star-shaped system of paths connecting the graves. With its impressive roof, its golden ceiling and wavelike “moving” wall, the new chapel exhibits the sensual elements of the baroque. The stone foundation walls of the old neo-Gothic chapel form the pedestal, “the footprint”, for the new building.

Cemetery Chapel Architecture

The Angels Chapel by Mecanoo Architect

Tags: cemetery chapel, Chapel Architecture, golden ceiling, historical Building, Mecanoo architects, modern forms chapel, neo-Gothic chapel, Netherlands Chapel, Rotterdam Chapel, stone foundation walls, wavelike-moving wall

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