Church Gable

For the get pushed challenge: Yena @missyenyen gave me the following challenge - this week I'm challenging you to take a picture featuring a building/architecture, either the whole thing or just a close up feature you find interesting

This church is one of the oldest buildings in Tulbagh. The church was originally built in 1795. On 29 September 1969 at exactly 22:05, Tulbagh was hit by an earthquake measuring 6, 5 on the Richter scale. This church was hardly damaged although buildings surrounding it were in ruins! Eleven people lost their lives, although many others miraculously escaped death.

To view the church: http://365project.org/salza/365/2012-09-22
To view pictures of the church taken after the earthquake: http://capetowngazette.com/tulbagh-earthquake-1969-2-1726

[Sally Ings]

@missyenyen thanks for the challenge, it made me take a walk around the village I live in!

[Penny Price]

What an interesting gable end.

[Margaret Pengelly]

The light and clouds are working well for you here

[Yena]

@salza glad you enjoyed completing the challenge, your photo is beautiful and I love that you added the back story, gives an interesting/slightly sinister edge to such an idyllic scene... I *will* complete your challenge tomorrow, it's a turned into a bit of a doozey (in a good way! Lol)

[Al Bailey]

Lovely capture for your challenge :)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Paula W]

I can see why you find this building interesting and it looks particularly striking against the lovely blue sky.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I think I remember a picture (close up) that you took of this church before. It's as lovely as always!

[Sue Wilde]

This is fabulous against the blue sky

[Karen H]

The clouds work well with it. Great back story.

[Call me Joe]

l♥ve this great sh♥t:)

[Chris Stapleton]

Cool

[Shanne]

what a magnificent building

[Therese]

Beautiful, love all the detail!

[Gillian]

Lovely capture of the gable. And good to hear you took a walk around the village. Thanks too for the link to Cape Town Gazette. It was quite chilling seeing those old pics again. I remember we were in Durban that night. The cupboard door slowly swung open and we were convinced the hotel room was haunted. The following day we found out about the earthquake.

[Leana Niemand]

Nice shot Sally!

[Cheri]

Nicely done!

[Yvonne]

Nice architecture and good background info. Well done.

[Eric di Bosco]

Great comp!

[Kitti Nelson]

Thanks for the info - an earthquake is an unforgetable experience - I love the detail and workmanship in this church building - lovely image.