Effects of Industrial Revolution on Ecclesiastical Architecture in Nigeria : A Case Study (original) (raw)

The historical process that led to the development of ecclesiastical architecture in Nigeria relied on a umber of factors and industrial revolution one of these fact ors. This study examined the effect of industrial r evolution on ecclesiastical architecture in Nigeria with a view to identifying the new technologies and materials t hat were employed. Faith Tabernacle at Ota became one of the best case s to study because it was acclaimed the largest chu rch auditorium by the Guinness Book of World Records in January 2008 and arguably one of the ecclesiastical engineering wonders of the age in twentieth century. Since the study was histo rical in nature, qualitative methods in form of lit erature, non-participant method in case study and unstructured interview wer e mployed in gathering the data and content analys is with descriptions were used in analysis. The findings sh owed that the need for unobstructed viewing spaces, quest for its own time, globalization and new theology with l...