路思義教堂英文介紹

這篇是介紹台中東海大學教堂的文章，先放一下，可以先跳過^^
摘自交通部觀光局 Travel in Taiwan, 2011/7.8月

Long a focal point of the bucolic Tunghai University campus, the Luce Chapel, completed in 1963, stands in the middle of a sprawling park o the university grounds, it’s tapered walls covered by glazed diamond-shaped tiles that gleam during the daylight hours. Designed by the renowned architect I. M. Pei, whose notable buildings include the Louvre Pyramid in Paris and Hong Kong’s Bank of China Tower, the church sits on an irregular hexagonal base, and the structure itself rises into a triangular, tent-like form. The interior walls feature thick, diamond shaped coffers that diminish in size toward the ceiling.
Floor-to-ceiling windows at the entrance and behind the altar ensure a steady flow of natural light. The chapel is regularly filled with the faithful for the Sunday morning service – with seating of 500 – and their hymns ring our across the park. The sturdy design is both beautiful and practical, with concrete ribs that thicken as they descend along the church’s curved surfaces, providing reinforcement against earthquake damage. The church was named in honor of Reverend Henry W Luce, an American missionary who went to China in the late 19th century to spread the gospel and wound up staying for over four decades – the father of famed publisher Henry R. Luce.