Photos from open Sources New Zealand resident Brian Cox created amazing by its beauty and originality of the church, which is “built” by him is not from stone or wood, but simply grown from living plants.
The walls of the living church are “made” of tree trunks, and the roof in in this case their crown serves. To carry out this grand The New Zealander took just four years to complete the project.
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The idea was born as if by itself, if you do not take into account the fact that even the most ingenious ideas we draw from the Universal Data Bank, and they never come to a person’s head by chance. Probably, Brian was long ready for this, because he often visited temples. Lord, and all over the world during its many travel. And every time, admiring another architectural building, Coke rushed to the next in a desire to see more something more majestic and unique.
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But one day, leaving the next temple, he suddenly realized which the church would like to build itself – living. Moreover, the New Zealander clearly realized at that moment that this would be the first living church in the world.
Brian Cox raised a living church on his own site. First he built and installed a metal frame for her, then proceeded to a careful selection of trees. As it turned out, it was rather difficult work, given that the church required tree trunks, reminiscent of a stone in some way, and the leaves of their crowns were supposed to serve as a good roof, and at the same time pass there is enough light inside the temple. Then in all this they should have harmony and a certain greatness are observed, which is inherent in any churches.
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Of course, Brian was somewhat comfortable with all this. fulfill, since he was the owner of Treelocation, transplanting trees. That is, he had at hand and equipment, and specialists, and certain knowledge, therefore pick the right plants and plant them in the right order – that was only a matter of time.
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By the way, since April 2011, when Brian Cox cleared the spot for the future church and to this day, when it finally “opened the door” for visitors, a little over four years have passed. This, according to experts (both gardeners and builders), is completely not much, given the grandeur of the idea itself and genius, with how it was brought to life.
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