My last photo focuses on the bottom floor of the Tabernacle where the audience would either stand or sit to see the performance. In the back of the stage shines the giant organs  in the far back as a reminder of the religious history of the structure. Also their are rainbow colors that are shown from the lights that engulf the entirety of the stage. Looking from behind, I saw the 2 floors of stages that would hold the audience during the performance and was deeply amazed by the importance to detail and design that was taken in the creation of the structure. This place truly is one of the shining beacons of culture to the city of Atlanta.

After walking on top of stage, I truly felt like I was one of the performers that come to town and give us Georgians a great show. The shows stage is entirely flat and is composed of black tiles and white lines. From the back, there are what seems to be 20 foot curtains that are half black and half white. On the very edge of the stage sit 4 amps that are connected to some more machines in the back that I wasn’t able to see. Looking outward, you could again see the importance of Greek architecture for its design since both of the stages are supported by Corinthian poles. There is a shared intimacy that is produced between the audience and the performer on stage.

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Walking throughout the entrance, I saw the immediate size of its inside. At the very top of the center hung a giant glass chandelier that was filled with many different colors and was probably worth a lot of money. The top balcony seemed to hold at least 200 seats and there seemed to be twice that amount at the bottom floor. The stage itself was empty but their still could be see amps and other devices on top of it.. The curtains were also very colorful and had a very inviting feel.  Knowing its history, this really shows the religious importance that this place would have as many traveling preachers would have probably given sermons from atop that stage as their congregation celebrated on the balcony and on the floor.

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Once approaching the Tabernacle, I was simply mesmerized by its sheer size and architecture. After reading about the history of it, I realized the reason for the Greek columns and arches throughout the structure. This site was originally one of Atlanta’s great places of worship so the creators of the structure wanted to make it in a somewhat temple-like design. Looking at the red bricks, you can truly see the amount of effort and concentration that was used by the construction crew in order to ensure that this structure would stand for many years to come and would be a shining testament to the ability of Southern technology and ingenuity.

After stepping off of the Atlanta Streetcar, one is immersed into the tourist attraction and importance that is Downtown Atlanta. No more than 2 feet from the side of the Tabernacle is the Atlanta Ferris Wheel and across the street from that sits Centennial Park. The Tabernacle itself is a very grand structure made entirely of red bricks. At the very front stands its entrance where 3 sets of grand red doors allows patrons to enter and see their favorite performer.  On top of the  red doors is the Tabernacle Informational Screen that shows the difference acts that will be performing at the Tabernacle. When I took this picture, I had to wait for the #TabernacleAtl screen shown to so I could truly show what the screen was used for. Even though I wasn’t able to enter the Tabernacle directly, I was pretty impressed by the very sight of its entrance.