Rain Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 The stained glass studio is in Russia so currently I would say no. And the window is more see through than most temples would be, but it does have some similarities to a temple. I've been following them for some time and their work is beautiful. Instagram.
Calm Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) I would double check to see if the last location is in Russia. The Internet isn’t known for accuracy in its claims I highly doubt that is a temple window Edited June 21, 2023 by Calm 1
mfbukowski Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 Clearly incredible artwork- but not what one would see in a temple- and besides- why no announcement etc? It's a secret temple that's gone a little.... sexy? My vote is "No Way". 1
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, mfbukowski said: It's a secret temple that's gone a little.... sexy? Got to say I have no clue where you are seeing the sexy, but my eyes are wonky these days and I really need reading glasses, so may be missing something. Added: I had the sound off, if that is what you meant, I definitely agree with you, lol. The glass looks like an olive tree to me, so appropriate for a religious setting, but not private enough for a temple building. The building that sort of looked like a temple or government building that was seen outside the plane’s window was quite big (assuming it was shown because that is the building it was put in), I doubt the temple in Russia will be that big. It does not look like our style either. Google images is telling me it’s Disneyland. Edited June 22, 2023 by Calm 2
Rain Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, Calm said: Got to say I have no clue where you are seeing the sexy, but my eyes are wonky these days and I really need reading glasses, so may be missing something. Added: I had the sound off, if that is what you meant, I definitely agree with you, lol. The glass looks like an olive tree to me, so appropriate for a religious setting, but not private enough for a temple building. I didn't see anything claiming this was for the temple. There are just enough similarities that I wondered, but enough differences that I wouldn't be surprised is if it wasn't a temple. Not being private enough is what I would normally think, but there is a window in the Palmyra temple that is completely clear. The prophet (Hinckley?) wanted it that way so you could see the Sacred Grove. Obviously not a thing in Russia, but if there is an exception for one then there could be an exception for another one. Even if it weren't an olive tree it could still work. The Gilbert Arizona temple is filled with agave images. Arequipa has the texao flower. 11 minutes ago, Calm said: The building that sort of looked like a temple or government building that was seen outside the plane’s window was quite big (assuming it was shown because that is the building it was put in), I doubt the temple in Russia will be that big. It does not look like our style either. Google images is telling me it’s Disneyland. It does look big for Russia. It doesn't look like the other Disney images I am pulling up in Russia.
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) The cities on the first road signs are two cities on the Black Sea, nowhere near Moscow….so highly unlikely to be the Russian temple. One is Sochi, the other is Novorossiysk. Trying to catch the name at the turn off, so far have Krasno… That road sign is first, so they start out closer to Krasnodar, which is around 150 km from Novorossiysk or 2 and a half hours. Sochi is 5 hours and 20 minutes after that, so I need to look at the road sign again. It said 231 to the first and 278 to the second, so second can’t be Sochi unless they were about between them and the road was about to split. Edited June 22, 2023 by Calm
Rain Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 1 hour ago, mfbukowski said: Clearly incredible artwork- but not what one would see in a temple- and besides- why no announcement etc? It's a secret temple that's gone a little.... sexy? My vote is "No Way". With the war going on would they even tell many people? Of course with it going on then it would also be less likely to even have it happening.
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 Just now, Rain said: I didn't see anything claiming this was for the temple. There are just enough similarities that I wondered, but enough differences that I wouldn't be surprised is if it wasn't a temple. Not being private enough is what I would normally think, but there is a window in the Palmyra temple that is completely clear. The prophet (Hinckley?) wanted it that way so you could see the Sacred Grove. Obviously not a thing in Russia, but if there is an exception for one then there could be an exception for another one. Even if it weren't an olive tree it could still work. The Gilbert Arizona temple is filled with agave images. Arequipa has the texao flower. It does look big for Russia. It doesn't look like the other Disney images I am pulling up in Russia. Google said Disneyland in the States. Iow, it didn’t have a clue. 1
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) The glass studio is located in Moscow, I believe. Trying to find out if they identify who the client was. https://www.facebook.com/sglassstudio/?locale=ru_RU https://vit-rage.ru Added: can’t find out, it appears to be on the Black Sea though. Fun looking at their work, absolutely stunning, but no real detail. Edited June 22, 2023 by Calm
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, JustAnAustralian said: Possibly moscow state university? Moscow is on a river and that coast looks more like a sea. It has the sprawling octopus like footprint, but the proportions of the central spire look different. Still it suggests it is a university. And I don’t remember Moscow as being that hilly. The road trip doesn’t make sense either. Edited June 22, 2023 by Calm
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) I found an aerial view of both Sochi and Novorossiysk and it looked a lot like Sochi with the hills and coast. Of course there is nothing requiring it to be either of those cities, though it seems likely they would show a sign that was relevant to the destination since there were only two road signs in what was likely a massive drive if they drove down from Moscow where the glass studio is located, I believe. Edited June 22, 2023 by Calm
JustAnAustralian Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Calm said: The road trip doesn’t make sense either. I just assumed that the road trip and plane flight were different things.
Calm Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 22 minutes ago, JustAnAustralian said: I just assumed that the road trip and plane flight were different things. I assumed they ripped off a video from another person to show where the window was installed. But even if not, MSU is not in the midst of hills as it is one of the Seven Sisters I believe.
Duncan Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 The Church uses Holdman Studios for their stain glass artwork for temples, they also have a branch in Mexico but their main office is in Utah. This art work doesn't look anything like what Holdman does, not saying it's bad by any stretch but doesn't look like their stuff https://www.holdmanstudios.com/ 1
JustAnAustralian Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Calm said: I assumed they ripped off a video from another person to show where the window was installed. But even if not, MSU is not in the midst of hills as it is one of the Seven Sisters I believe. The overhead doesn't show the structure shown from the plane as being in the hills though That seems to match up nicely with MSU My feeling is the shot from the plane is completely irrelevant as far as the stained glass is concerned. Edited June 23, 2023 by JustAnAustralian
Calm Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Unless there was some sleight of hand and I don’t see why there would be, I will be shocked if that is MSU as MSU is downtown Moscow which is nowhere near a big body of water that needs sea breaks on it. The building in instagram looks more like out towards the edge of its city, halfway up into the hills. The river is pretty near iirc. And my memory is it is all flat around downtown Moscow for quite a distance. It’s been 30 years, but the pictures seem that way as well. It’s an advertisement for the glass studio from a professional account, why would the last bit be irrelevant? Edited June 23, 2023 by Calm
JustAnAustralian Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Calm said: The building in instagram looks more like out towards the edge of its city, halfway up into the hills. Which building? The one where they installed the stained glass windows is definitely up in the hills, but once it starts with the aircraft footage there are multiple cuts and the spider looking building that you posted earlier is pretty clearly in the middle of a city next to a river. That's why I'm saying that I think the aircraft footage and the installation of the glass footage aren't actually related place wise. 1
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