First Church of Christ Scientist - Berkeley, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 51.933 W 122° 15.355
10S E 565447 N 4191158
A nice gothic style church in Berkeley, CA
Waymark Code: WM8ETF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2010
Views: 4
The church is located on the corner of Dwight Way and Bowditch Street. It was designed by Californian architect Bernard Maybeck in 1910. The building is a mix of different styles, including: Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic to Japanese.
The Church is considered Bernard Maybeck’s masterpiece. According to Maybeck’s biographer, Kenneth Cardwell, “No other building demonstrates so completely Maybeck’s imaginative architectural genius [...] with its masterly handling of space, structure, color, and light.”
City, State or City, Country: Berkeley, California
Year Built: 1910
Architect: Bernard Maybeck
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