ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is located on the north side of downtown Milwaukee.  The building, a classic example of gothic revival architecture, was completed in 1889.  It was one of the venues open to visitors during the recent Doors Open Milwaukee event and the last that I visited.

Here first is a photo of the exterior, which shows the church's dual steeples of unequal height.  The taller of the two reaches just short of 200 feet above street level.

I was dissatisfied with this shot for a couple of reasons.  First, there were cars parked in front of the church.  Grrr.  I suppose I could have returned at a time when there were no cars parked on the street . . . if I had had the patience.  Second, the top of the higher steeple is cut off.  The reason for this was that I really could not get far enough from the church to eliminate the keystone distortion that my lens was producing.  When in post processing I corrected that distortion the best that I could, it necessitated losing the peak of the steeple.  

Here is another shot taken from directly in front of the church.

More interesting perhaps, but . . . . 

The church's interior is unusual in one respect:  Virtually all of the edges of the support arches are lined with lights, as illustrated in this shot from the rear of the nave, looking toward the sanctuary.

Not to my tastes, as it seemed to give the church a bit of a carnival feel.

On the other hand, I liked the interior's light, pastel tones, as exemplified by the powder blue tones of the sanctuary ceiling.

Following is a shot from the sanctuary toward the rear of the nave, showing the balcony organ.

The organ, a feature of pride for the church, was last rebuilt and enlarged in 1919.

Finally, a shot of one of the church's lovely stained glass windows, my favorite of the series.

John