Church/ Cathedral/ MonasteryMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King)

[ceirys, 07.07.2008] The cathedral dominates and yet sits well within the City. The exterior is awesome (in every sense) but the interior is the jewel in the crown. Stained glass fills every space possible and is of every hue imaginable, the effect is of being cradled within a prism of light. Sean Rice's stations of the cross and Abraham deserve special mention, love them or hate them, they are powerful images rendered in Gilt bronze by a Liverpool lad. I found the Amnesty chapel and simple imagery of a candle in barbed wire particularly moving. A wonderful place of Peace and contemplation. Don't miss the Lutyens Crypt!