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By Kent Larsen
Washington DC Temple Anchors Avenue of Religious Architecture
WASHINGTON, DC -- An article in the Washington Post looks at the
architecture of the many Churches along the avenue in the area best known
for Churches, upper New Hampshire avenue. The Washington DC Temple, one of
the buildings mentioned in the article, can be seen from the avenue where it
crosses the capital Beltway. A later article in the Post mentions that the
Temple's annual Festival of Lights was an inspiration for a Manassas,
Virginia family.
The stretch of New Hampshire avenue with large Churches stretches four
miles from the Beltway to Randolph Road, and includes a Buddist Temple, a
Ukranian Orthodox Cathedral, a Muslim mosque and a Ukranian Catholic Church,
all of which show the disparate architectural styles unique to their
traditions. In addition to the Washington DC Temple's six spires, the
Buddist Temple features heavily-detailed ornamentation along the edges of
its peaked roof. The Orthodox Church is surmounted by five golden onion
domes surrounding a blue roof, over a golden mosaid of St. Andrew, while the
mosque has a large copper dome and a minaret. The Ukranian Catholic Church
meanwhile has one large onion dome over a building made entirely of dark
brown wood.
Meanwhile, another article in the Post shows that the Temple's Festival of
Lights has had an effect on neighbors as far away as Manassas, Virginia.
Andy and Barbara Jezioro have followed the Temple's example and decorate
their two-story home with thousands of lights for the Christmas season.
While many people decorate their homes in this way, the Jezioros have gone
farther than most, using a total of 60,000 lights this past season -- about
20% of the total used at the Temple.
The Jezioros say that the Temple's Festival of Lights inspired them. "The
idea really came from a trip we took to the [Festival of Lights at the]
Mormon temple." said Andy Jezioro. "When we got back home, we figured we
could do something like that." They plan to expand their decorations to as
many as 80,000 lights next year, competing with well-known 100,000-light
displays in Johnson City, Texas and Little Rock, Arkansas. Their display is
featured on their website at: http://www.christmaswonderland.org.
Sources:
Insider's Guide: United (Denomi)Nations
Washington Post pgF03 24Dec00 D1
By Josh Gibson
From Manassas Family, a Lavish Gift of Lights
Washington Post pgV01 27Dec00 D1
By Chris L. Jenkins
Display is 60,000 Bulbs Strong, So Far
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