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a staircase

            in the Church of St. John's Abbey and University, designed by Marcel Breuer, completed 1961, in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Breuer was a student and later a teacher at the Bauhaus, studying with Walter Gropius. Gropius helped him get the commission to design the new church at St. John's University and Abbey, which helped launch his career.  

He used the "Brutalist" style, with heavy concrete forms that still soar--the sloping form on the left side here is the back of the free-standing balcony.  

Straight ahead is one of the staircases up to the balcony -- you can't see any steps, but you can just see the wooden handrail at a 45-degree angle.  

You can just see the stained-glass windows on the right side.  Beyond is one of the folds/pillars in the exterior wall.

It's a stunning piece of work -- this is just one image from a visit back in Winter 1990.

Taken in: United States / Minnesota / Saint Wendel Township / Collegeville (show map)

Taken on: July 11, 2024

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