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Kirk in the Hills, the Glossary

Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian (1958) is a church located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.^[1]

26 relations: Architectural sculpture, Architecture of metropolitan Detroit, Bell, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, Bourdon (bell), Carillon, Corrado Parducci, Façade, Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, Gargoyle, George D. Mason, Gothic architecture, Jesus, John Angel (sculptor), Lee Lawrie, Marshall Fredericks, Melrose Abbey, Paul the Apostle, Pewabic Pottery, Pound (mass), Presbyterian Church (USA), Scotland, Scots language, Short ton, Wirt C. Rowland.
Buildings with sculpture by Corrado Parducci
Presbyterian churches in Michigan
Towers completed in 1960
Towers in Michigan

Architectural sculpture

Architectural sculpture is the use of sculptural techniques by an architect and/or sculptor in the design of a building, bridge, mausoleum or other such project.

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Architecture of metropolitan Detroit

The architecture of metropolitan Detroit continues to attract the attention of architects and preservationists alike.

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Bell

A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument.

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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan

Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Bourdon (bell)

The bourdon is the heaviest of the bells that belong to a musical instrument, especially a chime or a carillon, and produces its lowest tone. Kirk in the Hills and bourdon (bell) are carillons.

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Carillon

A carillon is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 bells. Kirk in the Hills and carillon are carillons.

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Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (March 10, 1900 – November 22, 1981) was an Italian-American architectural sculptor who was a celebrated artist for his numerous early-20th century works. Kirk in the Hills and Corrado Parducci are buildings with sculpture by Corrado Parducci.

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Façade

A façade or facade is generally the front part or exterior of a building.

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Fruehauf Trailer Corporation

Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, previously Fruehauf Trailer Company (1918–1963) and Fruehauf Corporation (1963–1989), was an American company engaged in the manufacture and sale of truck trailers, and other machinery and equipment, with headquarters located in Detroit, Michigan.

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Gargoyle

In architecture, and specifically Gothic architecture, a gargoyle is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing it from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between.

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George D. Mason

George DeWitt Mason (July 4, 1856 – June 3, 1948) was an American architect who practiced in Detroit, Michigan, in the latter part of the 19th and early decades of the 20th centuries.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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John Angel (sculptor)

John Angel (November 1, 1881 – October 16, 1960) was a British-born sculptor, architectural and ecclesiastical sculptor, medallist and lecturer.

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Lee Lawrie

Lee Oscar Lawrie (October 16, 1877 – January 23, 1963) was an American architectural sculptor and an important figure in the American sculpture scene preceding World War II.

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Marshall Fredericks

Marshall Maynard Fredericks (January 31, 1908 – April 4, 1998) was an American sculptor known for such works as Fountain of Eternal Life, The Spirit of Detroit, Man and the Expanding Universe Fountain, and many others.

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Melrose Abbey

St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.

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Paul the Apostle

Paul (Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus (Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.

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