Friday, March 5, 2010

Cathedral Church of Redemption, Delhi

The foundation stone of the Cathedral Church of Redemption, Delhi was laid in 1927 by Lord Irwin. This Cathedral Church was designed by Henry Medd. On 15th Feb’1931, it was consecrated by the Bishop of Lahore. The church is built on a cross plan with the entry on the west and altar to the east. In 1935, the construction was completed.

16 comments:

We Cognize said...

Nice to look at the picture, I wish I could see it from the inside.

Deepak Acharya said...

You are back with a bang

rainfield61 said...

Oh!! I am seeing at this Cathedral Church.

Have a good day my friend.

Rajesh said...

Very beautiful church. Never knew about this before.

Rachna said...

Looks pretty old.

Cheryl said...

What a handsome church.

Leslie said...

I so wish I could explore inside and all around outside.

Glad to see you are back! :)

Amrita said...

Thyank you for the beautiful photo and history. Very timely as we celebrate Lent before Easter

Harish Govardhan said...

One of the best i have ever seeen.. kudos man!!!!!!!!

Anya said...

Nice cathedral church !!

George said...

It's good to have you back.
This is a beautiful church. The cross plan is very typical for this type of cathedral.

Kirigalpoththa said...

Great picture to start up after some time! Nice!!

Carver said...

That's a beautiful Church and you photographed it very well.

eden said...

That's a beautiful cathedral church. Nice post.

Unseen India Tours said...

Beautiful Old Church !! Fantastic shot !!

Unknown said...

nice coloration :)