Markham St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church | ?m | 1s | Bebawi & Farah

[Dan416]

To be fair, it was a church, then a mosque, and now a museum. And, maybe I'm just used to seeing it this way, but I don't mind the minarets.

Although here's an artist's depiction of what Hagia Sophia would have looked like when it was a church:

Without the minarets, it does look very similar to this Coptic Church.

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

looks more coptic than byzantine :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_architecture

look at the images in the external links.

 

[Hydrogen]

For some reason it reminds me of a jukebox.

 

[Mr.Tang]

I am glad someone has already started a thread for this, I drove by today and wondered what it was (New Century dim sum - not too bad also). It is becoming something of a visual spectacle. Maybe someone who lives near by can get a picture?

 

[AlbertC]

^ What's the progress like? Last time I checked it appeared construction has stalled and only a structural shell is standing.

 

[canarob]

I can start a thread when construction begins, but there IS a Coptic church (orthodox) that is going to be built in Markham Centre (Highway 7 and Roddick): http://www.smsv.ca/Land project.html

There will be a school, gym, daycare, etc. attached.

 

[cruzin4u]

09/04/2013

 

[Ramako]

Cross being raised back in April:


[video=youtube;oBrfF9jyiqM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBrfF9jyiqM[/video]

 

[Ramako]

The church was consecrated by the Coptic Pope this weekend and is now a bishop's seat, thereby making it an official cathedral.

 

[AlbertC]

 

[AlbertC]

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...thou shall not procure a surface parking lot, should of been the Eleventh Commandment though. >.<

 

[junctionist]

The mural is beautiful. It helps to enliven the somewhat austere brick facade. We need more art integrated into the facades of buildings in Toronto.