Research+-+Cathedral

"Cathedral Floor Plan."Symbols in Christian Art & Architecture: A resource for Learning the Sign Language of the Faith. 9 June 2000. 9 November 2009. <[|http://home.att.net/~wegast/symbols/floorplan/floorplan.html]>
 * Bibliograpyh**
 * on this website we found:
 * the layout of a cathedral
 * cross shape
 * the congregation faces east toward the rising sun

"Why do we pray facing East? Why does the priest not face the people when he prays? Orthodox Christian worship is prayer, not entertainment. Some people smile too much. The Domino Theory.St. John of Damascus, Book IV, chapter 12." Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church: McKinney (Dallas Area) Texas. 16 May 2009. 9 November 2009.< []>
 * on this website we found:
 * Christian belief that the lord ascended from the mount of Olives, and when he comes back he come from a cloud in the east.
 * The wise men saw signs of the imminent birth of Christ from the East
 * Ezekiel saw the “glory of the Lord” when facing East
 * The Jews faced Eastward during their worship

"Cathedral Tours."Saint Johns Cathedral Episcopal Diocese of Florida. 9 November 2009. <[]>
 * on this website we found:
 * the cross reminds Christians' to live lives shaped by Christ

V. G. Martiny, et al. "Brussels." //Grove Art Online//. //Oxford Art Online//. 9 Nov. 2009 <[]>.
 * Cathedrals are very often orientated east/west, so that the worshippers look towards the rising sun, symbolizing the Risen Christ
 * The role of the cathedral is chiefly to serve God in the community, through its hierarchical and organizational position in the church structure
 * The building itself, symbolizes both the glory of God and of the church.
 * The architectural form of the building most frequently has the ground plan of a cross. This form is both functional and symbolic, its symbolism referring to the cross on which Jesus was crucified
 * Cathedral buildings of the Western European tradition symbolise the progression of the Christian soul towards salvation

"Cathedrals." Online Image. Nash Ford Publishing.10 November 2009.  Ian Britton. "Glasgow Cathedral." 16 March 2001. Online Image.Free Foto.10 November 2009.  "Las Laja Cathedral." Online Image. About. 10 November 2009. 
 * We found the second image on this site.
 * we found the third picture on this site
 * we found the first Image on this site
 * How we found the Websites and Database**:
 * We first went on Google just typing cathedral and .org or .net. Then when we found our first website, and chose the two descriptions of the cathedral that we were using, we went into Google trying to find out what specific relation to the faith those things had . We typed in the cross shape of a church, and after we found the relation that had to the faith, we typed in congregation facing eastward and we found sites explaining how that related to the faith.
 * To locate the Database we first went to the Oxford Art Online database under the category of Art and Literature. Under this we searched first Cathedrals, to get a sense of what would come up in the general information. Then we started focusing it--with Cathedral history, and then the one that gave us what we needed, Cathedral Architecture. Under the searches there was a lot of information on specific Cathedrals, but under the "Brussels" Subject Entry, the table of contents had the listing of Buildings, and under that, Cathedra.