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The enchantingly beautiful live-tree church in New Zealander Brian Cox’s backyard is already impressive enough, but it’s even more amazing when you learn that it took him only 4 years to create!
Cox carefully selected from a wide variety of trees for his beautiful church. Some have stone-colored trunks, while, others, with sparse foliage, ensure that his church will always be illuminated by sunlight. His secret is that he owns a gardening company called Treelocations, which replants whole, live trees using enormous mechanized spades. This allowed him to plant live trees in any way he wanted, completing this church (and the iron frame supporting it) in only 4 years.
Cox was inspired by the years he spent traveling abroad and observing churches around the world; “I walked out my back door one day and thought, ‘That space needs a church’ – and so it began. I cleared the area in April 2011 and made the iron frame, drawing on all the research I had done over the years of studying churches,” he told stuff.co.nz.
More info: treechurch.co.nz | treelocations.co.nz (h/t: mymodernmet, stuff.co.nz)
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AnnetteTopits 9 years ago
Oh my! This is beautiful! When I saw the last picture before the video, I screamed "perfection". What more can you ask for? A church with the meditation labyrinth...awesome!
Rebesweety 9 years ago
OMG I had just noticed them loooool well spotted !
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FriedaFereno 9 years ago
When you see how artistic and imaginative some people are, you just feel useless. There is so much beauty right in front of us, but it takes a genius to bring it to us. Thank you
IanMcMurchie 9 years ago
Enough of your bickering, the church may feature pagan symbols but it is of Christian design, therefor all of our gods are honored by its magnificence
tinydancer 9 years ago
This is amazing. I really think it is awesome, my only question is, what happens when it rains or when winter comes around?
PatriciaRahr-Price 9 years ago
Absolutely Beautiful and wonderfully tranquil would be such a lovely place for a wedding. Could possibly become a home.
ChristineSpencerIvy 9 years ago
What a beautiful tribute to the greatest artist of all. God our creator. Just breath taking.
LindaAbbott 9 years ago
The most beautiful and honest church I've ever seen. A true church of God.
CarolMcClellan 9 years ago
The only negative I can see to that is what they will do if it rains. I love the way he used the trees.
BarbaraHarrell 9 years ago
Beautiful....just enchanting. I want to sit inside of it. The dog is great too..I was raised with Airedales and Welsh Terriers..so your the man
AnnetteTopits 9 years ago
Oh my! This is beautiful! When I saw the last picture before the video, I screamed "perfection". What more can you ask for? A church with the meditation labyrinth...awesome!
Rebesweety 9 years ago
OMG I had just noticed them loooool well spotted !
Load More Replies... FriedaFereno 9 years ago
When you see how artistic and imaginative some people are, you just feel useless. There is so much beauty right in front of us, but it takes a genius to bring it to us. Thank you
IanMcMurchie 9 years ago
Enough of your bickering, the church may feature pagan symbols but it is of Christian design, therefor all of our gods are honored by its magnificence
tinydancer 9 years ago
This is amazing. I really think it is awesome, my only question is, what happens when it rains or when winter comes around?
PatriciaRahr-Price 9 years ago
Absolutely Beautiful and wonderfully tranquil would be such a lovely place for a wedding. Could possibly become a home.
ChristineSpencerIvy 9 years ago
What a beautiful tribute to the greatest artist of all. God our creator. Just breath taking.
LindaAbbott 9 years ago
The most beautiful and honest church I've ever seen. A true church of God.
CarolMcClellan 9 years ago
The only negative I can see to that is what they will do if it rains. I love the way he used the trees.
BarbaraHarrell 9 years ago
Beautiful....just enchanting. I want to sit inside of it. The dog is great too..I was raised with Airedales and Welsh Terriers..so your the man
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