美加一个月（八十）旧金山 圣母升天大教堂（Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption）（下）

        这座圣母玛利亚大教堂是1972年竣工的。是加州三大教堂之一，也是游客必来看看的地方。这座大教堂不同于过去的教堂，从上空看像个巨大的十字架。抛物线的侧面向天冲上58米，展现了灵魂的升天。教堂屋顶像个神父的帽子，象征着宗教皇冠的威严。大门的窗雕是耶稣张开双臂呼唤众生。

        教堂内部开阔没有梁柱，空间全部都是用板块构成。1680个120种不同尺寸的三角形预制件组合在一起，承接了顶棚的重量。板块交接的地方嵌入了彩色玻璃，如同来自天堂的光晕构成十字，十字的交叉处就的17米高的金色十字架的底座。

        教堂的四壁没有古老的宗教圣画和雕塑，取代他们的是一个个耶稣受难的单体浮雕。大堂的门厅和角落有巨型的群雕，描绘着福音所致。

        教堂大厅划分出的小教堂区域，不但有耶稣受难，也有给印第安人指路的黑圣母。

        这里的管风琴说是是世界上设计最完善的管风琴之一。它的发声管就有4842个，仅控制系统就分五大部分，琴体共有70组音栓音域横跨89个八度。不知道这琴奏鸣时会发出怎样美妙的声音。

        这座现代化的大教堂说是贝律铭设计，后来在百度上查了很多。有人引经据典滴说，贝律铭的设计图谱里没有这个建筑，这个设计是意大利的著名建筑师Pier Luigi Nervi的作品。还有说，这教堂是当地的建筑师约翰.迈克尔.李，保罗.瑞安和安格斯麦克斯威尼与国际知名的建筑师路易吉奈尔维和彼得贝鲁斯基设计的。不管是谁的设计，这个大教堂真的漂亮！

        偶们到教堂的时候正好赶上人家做弥撒，所以不让游客进去。但不甘心就走，在这教堂边上溜达乱转。后来看见一些人陆续下到底层，跟着进去，原来是到里面吃圣餐的。再上来，教堂开门了，允许一般的人进去，于是有了下面这些片片。 

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