Ganghwa Anglican Church

by Robert Koehler on October 20, 2006

I really like this photograph. Took it a couple of months ago.

{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

1 sewing October 20, 2006 at 1:53 am: Magnificent! Did you get a picture of the whole building, though? I’d like to see that. (I’m just being lazy here…I suppose a 30-second search would find a pic on the Web.)
2 sewing October 20, 2006 at 1:55 am: What’s the building reflected in the door windows (nice Korean-Western blend there, by the way, like the house in Daejeon)? The rectory?
3 sewing October 20, 2006 at 7:25 am: Okay, I found some more pictures here: http://www.tourguide.co.kr/local/local_detail.htm?pCode=CULTCATH0002

(For this disinclined to navigate through Korean-language web pages to see photos, check out this page: http://www.ganghwaro.com/tour2/sungonghwea0.htm)

The front gate is interesting, too…a cross, but done in the style of a traditional t’aegŭk, as one finds on some other old front gates.

It’s called the 강화 성공회 성당…does that mean it’s a cathedral (성당), or do the Anglicans call all their churches 성당 in Korean?
4 sewing October 20, 2006 at 7:26 am: I know I’m just talking to myself here, since this post has nothing to do with hookers or NK belligerence or other fun stuff.
5 michael October 20, 2006 at 8:44 am: That is a nice shot.
6 R. Elgin October 20, 2006 at 9:24 am: You know Robert, I found one site that actually has pictures and ambient recordings of environments (places) and such a thing would be nice to go with some of these pictures.
7 R. Elgin October 20, 2006 at 11:34 am: I also caught the postive review of music on Gangwha at Korea.net.
8 sanshinseon October 20, 2006 at 11:39 am: Great shot, Robert! You make me wanna get one of those digital SLRs…
9 sewing October 20, 2006 at 12:32 pm: I noticed the quality resolution of his photos from the Marmot ’06 tour through Honam and Hosŏ.
10 hardyandtiny October 21, 2006 at 12:09 pm: Can anyone translate the characters?
11 sewing October 21, 2006 at 3:22 pm: Without consulting a dictionary (no time right now),
“Three (something) one body, God ten-thousand …”
(“God” is composed of the fifth and sixth characters: “Heavenly Lord.”)