🌳 A Cathedral for the Forest: The Green Cathedral (De Groene Kathedra

📍 Near Almere, Netherlands ✨ A Living Art Masterpiece 🎨 Artist: Marinus Boezem (1987) 📏 Dimensions: 150m long × 75m wide (matching Reims Cathedral, France) 🌲 178 Black Poplars: Planted in a polder (classic Dutch lowland), now towering ~30m tall! ⚒️ Creation & Evolution 🦌 Deer Damage: Some trees were replaced; stone paths mimic cathedral roof patterns. ⏳ Time’s Mark: Nearby, an identical clearing in a beech forest symbolizes nature’s cycle of growth and decay. 💒 Today: A Sacred Grove 👰♀️ Weddings, 🕊️ Funerals, 🧘 Meditations: A surreal space for rituals. 📸 Photographer’s Dream: Dappled light, geometric tree lines, and haunting beauty. #LandArt #HiddenNetherlands #SacredArchitecture #SlowTravel 🌿