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A collection of pulpits designed to look like fish

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Tags: fish, religion, christianity, architecture, churches, features, pulpits, history, author.david lipton, source.worldofinteriors
https://www.worldofinteriors.com/story/sea-pulpits-central-europe

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Title
Sermon on the sea-mount: the fascinating history of fishy sea pulpits
Authors
David Lipton
Published
Mar 1 2026
Word count
820 words

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  1. chocobean
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    I clicked on this wanting to see weird photos, and wasn't disappointed, but this sculpture of Jonah is actually really well done The Church as a ship metaphor makes sense, but I'm more partial to...

    I clicked on this wanting to see weird photos, and wasn't disappointed, but this sculpture of Jonah is actually really well done

    In this detail of the sumptuous pulpit at Mnichovice, Rococo cartouches and fins surround Jonah as he descends, Icarus-like, into the surrounding sea

    The Church as a ship metaphor makes sense, but I'm more partial to church interiors that look like the interior of a lifeboat rather than a cruise.

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