Our Lady Of The Angels Analysis

The Northridge earthquake of 1994 was a devastating event to the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana. After the devastating event, The Archdiocese of Los Angeles purchased a nearby site and they reconstructed a new cathedral called “Our Lady of the Angels.” Our Lady of the Angeles as well as The Gates of Paradise, both have doors that have significant importance behind the art work on them, leading to a warm welcome. Both the doors of Our Lady of the Angeles and The Gates of Paradise do not have many things in common. Although they are both related to religion the artwork on them are quite different. The fact that The Gates of Paradise came about during the Renaissance period, and the doors of Our Lady of the Angeles came about in the Modern period makes a difference between the art works on them.
The doors of Our Lady of Los Angeles also known as “The Great Bronze Doors,” have more of cultural panels on them. One of the most important panels on the door would have to be a grapevine that symbolizes the church, and the grapevine is connected to forty ancient symbols. The symbols on the doors include a phoenix bird, lamb, a bee, an eagle, a goose, a foot
During the Renaissance period there was more Christianity, and it could have been that they believed more in Gods, and they related more to the stories that were told. The story of Adam and Eve is related to Genesis. They were more into realign and closed minded because they thought that the earth was the center of the universe. On the other hand, since the churches separated towards the modern period, there seemed to be more catholic religion involved. They believed more in saints and it probably led to the panels on The Great Bronze Doors. Both of the doors play a significant role in the growth of religion. They both provide important historical events and they are still looked upon