Cathedral of the Holy Cross — Local services in Lusaka Province

Let’s spend the entirety of our last day in Lusaka admiring the extraordinary Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Nothing less than a modernist masterpiece, the sanctuary soars upward and lengthwise in elongated, extruded proportions that defy the steady setbacks that characterize the historic English Gothic tradition, although the warm, gentle rustications of ruddy brown sandstone in which it is encased strike a more conservative tone. The church achieves both serenity in referencing its noble heritage, and the heroic in its unapologetic modernist energy. These contemporary forces orchestrate the volume’s dynamic devotion to trigonometry, edged in a zigzagging silhouette of pointed angles, especially at the window walls and aisles of its oblong elevations, where a shelf of sharp side chapels sits beneath notches of gabled roofs capping façades of concrete-screened stained-glass: embodying the prismatic both in terms of its angular volumes and as a light-refracting solid. Built in the last years prior to independence, the church can be seen both as attempt to bind the country to its metropole in a manifestation of the most central forces of that dependency, yet executed in a symbolically radical landmark that embraces the revolutionary promise of its...

I'm not really sure if tourists are welcome here? We were interrupted by a really serious, quite unfriendly lady who put us through an interrogation about where are we coming from and with who did we came, are we Christians and are we Anglicans. Was this an example of Christian love or what? I didn't really feel welcome here. They asked us to gave an offering to the box, that's all. They didn't explain why they asked us so many questions. Well I didn't give any money but I tried to give my kindness as...

This traditional Anglican Cathedral, constructed entirely from concrete, is an architectural marvel. It boasts a magnificent pipe organ and is renowned for its impeccable organization, featuring an outstanding choir. The cathedral offers ample parking and accessibility with a wheelchair ramp. Upon entering, the divine presence is palpable, making it a place of profound...