Gaia viewed at Liverpool Cathedral. Images by Gareth Jones
- Credit: Gareth Jones
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth – the latter of which will be hanging over the congregation of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich later this year.
A 7m replica of our planet will be installed at the city centre church for a month in the autumn and will offer people a chance to view the Earth as if a tourist on the moon.
Gaia at the Eden Project in 2019
- Credit: Ben Foster and the Eden Project
UK artist Luke Jerram has created the three-dimensional model (Gaia) from detailed NASA imagery of the planet’s surface, aiming to create the ‘Overview Effect’ - a phenomenon astronauts experience when viewing the Earth from space - which evokes a sense of awe and sense of responsibility for the planet.
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Norwich Cathedral marks 1,000 Covid-19 victims A poignant memorial inside Norwich Anglican Cathedral bears silent witness to the more than 1,000 people who have now died from Covid-19 across Norfolk. The terrible milestone was passed over the weekend and with each sad death due to the pandemic, a tiny cross has been added to the memorial, surrounding a lit candle. Rev Canon Andy Bryant, the Cathedral’s canon for mission and pastoral care, began placing the crosses last June and said it had been heart-rending to have to place so many more since the start of the year. He told the EDP: Last week I added 180 crosses. It is the strangest feeling when I am kneeling there.