I believe this is St. Paul's Cathedral in Austria. I went on a European vacation with my students 2 years ago and this was one of our first stops. The church itself is beautiful inside and out and obviously very old. (Built in the 16th century I believe)
But....when we walked inside we were taken back by the purple lights shining up the archways and the strange triangular sheets hanging from the ceiling. The attempt to make this cathedral look modern with these new lights and fixtures was a huge turnoff. I expected to see beautiful lighting, but with the natural light coming in through stained glass windows, not this. The lighting did not match the architecture of the cathedral and detracted from its natural sense of awe as you walk in. I believe lighting should add to the architecture and beauty of a structure and not distract from it. This kind of lighting should be in a modern day club or bar and not one of the world's oldest and largest cathedrals.
But....when we walked inside we were taken back by the purple lights shining up the archways and the strange triangular sheets hanging from the ceiling. The attempt to make this cathedral look modern with these new lights and fixtures was a huge turnoff. I expected to see beautiful lighting, but with the natural light coming in through stained glass windows, not this. The lighting did not match the architecture of the cathedral and detracted from its natural sense of awe as you walk in. I believe lighting should add to the architecture and beauty of a structure and not distract from it. This kind of lighting should be in a modern day club or bar and not one of the world's oldest and largest cathedrals.
I have seen a lot of these things in Poland and it is always off-putting - nice images :)
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