Saturday 12 November 2011

The altars of Notre Dame, Ottawa

Here, as promised, is a post on the beautiful altars of Notre Dame Cathedral-Basilica, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  First up is the beautiful high altar, with the wonderful statues of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Lady and Saint Joseph:


The entire sanctuary with it's traditional chancel and choir stalls is covered with Gothic ornamentation and statues:


Another view of the sanctuary with a stress o the high altar and Gospel side of the chancel. 


Now on to the  beautiful altar of the Sacred heart on the Gospel side of the nave.  Another very beautiful Gothic altar:


I believe that my favorite altar for it's design in Notre Dame Ottawa, is Our Lady's altar.  Here is a view of it looking from the center of the nave:


Here is a direct-on view of Our Lady's altar, was constructed of wood and covered in gold leaf in 1885:


Here is a closer view of the lower section of the reredos of Our Lady's altar.  The ornamentation on this altar is quite detailed:

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