Converted Churches

Normally when we talk about religion and "conversion" we are referring to people that decided to make a major change in their faith. But what about actual religious temples going into a major conversion?

That is the case -among others- of this Dominican church in Netherlands that has been converted into an amazing bookstore, with a coffeeshop that, well..., let's say was a bit controversial.

Check out some other churches turn into more mundane businesses.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by scbr.


My first marriage was in a church. A church converted into the town's community art gallery (my Jewish grandma would have plotzed if I married in a REAL church). It was awesome; high ceilings, great lighting and surrounded by paintings and sculptures. Very cool.

And of course, there was The Limelight, in Manhattan before all the drug dealing & that club kid murder shut it down.
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We bought a church and are in the process of turning it into a house...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyngyrz/sets/72157600422927302/

...it was essentially an empty cube on two city lots when we bought it, now it has a pair of lofts (master bedroom and music studio), kitchen, dining area, bathroom, spa, library, and a 204" home theater upstairs, while in the basement we put in a wood shop, an electronics shop, a stained glass shop, a dollhouse shop, a weight room, a photo studio, a cattery, and a laundry. There were already two bathrooms downstairs, plus various closets and hallways.

We've been at it for two and a half years; I think it'll take about another two to finish.
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well like this is really only interesting if like the churches were architecturally interesting to begin with.

Like, imagine converting a gothic cathedral into a skate park.

...

Oh nelly.
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in Newfoundland (very catholic background) they turned a nice stone church into a strip bar... then god burned it down:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2006/08/31/fire-cotton.html
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My friends and I constantly talk about buying a church and converting it into a club/bar and calling it "The Cathedral" with the original paintings still up etc. Why let such a beautiful building go to waste?
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There's a restaurant called 'The Church' in Stratford, Ontario -- site of long-running Shakespeare Festival. There are at least two condos based on churches in Toronto.
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