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Photorealistic rendering of a church nave with a coffered barrel-vaulted ceiling, crystal chandeliers, marble columns, wood pews, and a gilded sunburst altarpiece at the far end.

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Shrine of Christ the King

Renovation & Beautification

Shrine of Christ the King

Chicago, Illinois · In Construction

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The fire-gutted nave toward the choir loft, open to the sky through the rusted roof frame, with charred walls and snow lying on the debris and pews. — Shrine of Christ the King — the nave toward the choir loft, after the fire

Watercolor and pen architectural sketch of the church sanctuary, showing a gilded sunburst altarpiece flanked by side altars beneath a domed, coffered ceiling.

Pen-and-watercolor sketch of a church side aisle with clerestory windows and a decorative floor pattern, with the gilded altarpiece visible in the distance.

Pen-and-watercolor sketch of church pews facing a side altar beneath a tall arched window, with fluted columns and gilded capitals.

Pen-and-watercolor sketch of a side chapel with a pedimented altar surround, an arched stained-glass window, and pews.

Watercolor rendering of a gilded sunburst altarpiece topped with a crown held by angels, with a robed figure in the central niche.

Pen-and-marker architectural sketch of a church rear gallery with a pipe organ beneath a coffered, domed ceiling.

Colored architectural floor plan of the church showing decorative floor-tile patterns across the nave, sanctuary, and side rooms, dated April 2019.

The nave looking toward the sanctuary before the fire, with wood pews, red hangings, the high altar reredos and the roof trusses exposed above the cornice. — Shrine of Christ the King — the nave toward the sanctuary, before the fire

The emptied nave looking toward the choir loft and organ cases before the fire, with the ceiling removed to expose the roof trusses, a bare floor and scaffolding along the right wall. — Shrine of Christ the King — the nave toward the choir loft, before the fire

The fire-gutted sanctuary end of the church, open to the sky through the burnt roof frame, with scorched plaster, a bare concrete floor and an articulating lift. — Shrine of Christ the King — the sanctuary after the fire

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