The Metnopolitan Cathedral of "Christ the King" in Liverpool , Great Britain

Abstract

The main nave of the cathedral is round and can normally accommodate 800 people, though this capacity can be increased to 2,000. Besides, there are 140 seats on the balconies over the East and West entrances, and 58 seats at the choir - Chapels of the Holy Sacrement, the Holy Virgin and eight others, each devoted to one saint, as well as the baptistry and the porch entrances, are located round the central nave - At the centre of the cathedral, as main focal feature, is the presbitry, and the main altar. The adoption of a circular planform in the design at a church is meant to emphasize the natural tendency of the congregation to surround and be as close as possible in a physical sense to the main altar, so that all can participate more intimately and collectively in the act of worship and prayer.