Notre Dame des Victoires

Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 14 January 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

A church for our Sunday morning's consideration. Bush & Stockton Streets in San Francisco. The 10:30 AM Mass is performed in French each Sunday. The office building to the right of the church is home to the French Counsel.

http://www.ndvsf.org/church/

...if you wish to learn more.

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Comments (30)

yz from Budapest, Hungary

Funny, reading the title in my feed reader I was expecting a shot from Paris :) It is interesting how those small buildings are squeezed between those huge office buildings

14 Jan 2009 7:33am

@yz: Don't know if it still happens but they used to have a mass said each week in Basque.

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A pretty little church ! And I like your PoV !

14 Jan 2009 9:21am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

The church looks so tiny between those office buildings! It's a beautiful building. Nice shot, Stephen!

14 Jan 2009 10:30am

@Betty: Thanks, Betty - if you imagine the church by itself - it's a pretty good sized place of worship.

chrissy from uk, United Kingdom

your city shots are really good

14 Jan 2009 11:30am

Marcie from United States

Amazing to see this traditional 'church' architecture squeezed in so tight between the other buildlings. Love your point of view.

14 Jan 2009 11:32am

Laura from Birmingham, United Kingdom

nice angle for this shot.

14 Jan 2009 12:05pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

What an amazing mix of building forms and styles! Great angle and perspective... and the distortion is adding to the drama.
Enjoy this very much!!!

14 Jan 2009 1:43pm

@hugo poon: Thanks, Hugo - coming from a master 'angle-for-drama' technician as yourself - it means a lot.

grant from kansas city, United States

great shot and a fascinating explanation.

14 Jan 2009 2:35pm

DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic

Always from you pictures i am still breathing hard, when i remind walking uphill :-))

14 Jan 2009 3:11pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Very attractive view, you really know your angles ;)

14 Jan 2009 3:32pm

@Lorraine: ooooo, Lorraine - flattery will get you everywhere!

Eleftheria from Athens, Greece

Beautiful church!

14 Jan 2009 5:12pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

how unusual to find that church sandwiched in there - normally you expect the church to be towering over the other buildings - and this is so different! Great find....

14 Jan 2009 5:23pm

Nilla from Continent: Europe, Sweden

Funny and beautifl at the same time. It looks so clamp!

14 Jan 2009 5:42pm

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

A somewhat weird building, no? It doesn't seem to fit there, but that's the diference that makes it interesting. Very nice perspective.

14 Jan 2009 6:18pm

@Rui: I think the city planner that allowed those newer buildings should be held to task.

EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom

Wow what a perspective here. Feels almost like a model village. Such ornate and splendid architecture compared to it's neighbours. A terrific image, Stephen

14 Jan 2009 7:10pm

Paco Díaz from Spain

Original perspective with a great light. Is it made from your house?

14 Jan 2009 7:30pm

@Paco Díaz: Thanks, Paco. This view is from the top of a twelve story parking garage. This make the location even more surreal.

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

great looking building, great shot

14 Jan 2009 7:52pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Excellent perspective...seems like it's not really real.
Great shot!

14 Jan 2009 9:22pm

@bluechameleon: Hey, bluechameleon- where have you been? It is good to hear from you and thanks...

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

That's a wonderful view that you've given us Stephen, many different buildings but they work well together.

14 Jan 2009 10:29pm

@Observing: Thanks very much, Mike.

k@ from Paris, France

We both do into weird churches today ! :) Looks like a toy, such a weird architecture under your great vantage point !

14 Jan 2009 11:25pm

@k@: Indeed we do - k@. And both with elements that seem out-of-place.

Walter from Watkinsville, United States

In Georgia when someone builds a large home in an old neighborhood that consists of mostly small ranch style homes, they give these 3 - 4 level homes a name. They call them "McMansion's". They dwarf the neighbors house and seem out of place. Here we have the same thing happening on a grand scale. Where one last old is being dwarfed by lots of new. And from your perspective, we see just how little the old used to be. But oh how grand they used to be and still are. How glad are we that this type of architecture was spared so that we may also be witness to it today. Thanks for the show.

15 Jan 2009 12:56am

@Walter: Thanks for the observations Walter. This church is so very unique and beautiful.

willow from Chelsea, United States

Great perspective for this shot. You must have been on something very tall. I like the single car on the street, too.

15 Jan 2009 1:08am

@willow: This is the saddest note of all, willow - I shot this from the roof of a massive parking garage.

Suzanne from Huntington Bch, CA, United States

Excellent perspective. Love the contrast in building styles and ages. Well seen.

15 Jan 2009 1:47am

Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States

Stephen amazing to see the two traditional buildings surrounded by the skyscrapers. They almost don't look real. Great color and clarity as usual with your photos!

15 Jan 2009 2:44am