Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Unimaginative DRC


Here's another unimaginative Dutch Reformed Church (DRC, or NGK). Admittedly, it is a nice piece of work, and well kept. However, it is nothing more and nothing less than the standard DRC formula of a symmetrical building with a spire centrally placed – with the usual customisation. Apart from this, some Dutch Reformed Churches will daringly off-set the spire, or add balconies inside, yet one seldom encounters anything really different. This is the DRC Lambert's Bay, nearly 300km/200mi north of Cape Town. It displays three stones with three dates: 1930, 1985, and 2007. Only the third is explained: it marks the "Halfeeufees" ("Half Century Celebration").

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