Church of the Gesu

After closely examining and experiencing my special place in Rome, I have come to a better understanding of how the Church of Gesu's pathways, districts, edges, landmarks, and nodes are all interconnected with the other. Upon entering the church, one is immediately confronted with three landmarks; one on the ground, and two on the ceiling. The first landmark, of course, being the alter at the end of the church, and the two ceiling landmarks being the mural and the dome. These two ceiling landmarks are then reflected by a mirror at the center of the entrance, which is slanted in such a way as to allow the viewer a whole perspective of the mural and the dome. This mirror then not only becomes a landmark for its viewing, but also signifies the middle of the church (as seen from the plan view, the plan is a mirror image of itself). This mirror is also located at the beginning of the main isle of the church, and on both sides of it are three slanted side chapels that are private districts with hard edges-no one is allowed inside them. Then, as one walks further down the isle, they are greeted with two side public alters. These districts have soft edges, as they mold into the main pathways that run longitudinal on either sides of the piers. Likewise, there are also minor pathways that run latitudinal to the alter, creating nodes in the spaces of the grid where the piers lie.
On visiting my site today around 5pm, I noted how much more crowded it was then usual. The Church is only open from 4pm-6pm, and I would usually go there as early as I could and it would not be crowded at all. However, I then remembered about the light show and was excited that I would get to see it- the church was pretty much packed at this point and I had my hopes up. And sure enough at 5:30pm a light show began which told a story in Italian that I didn't understand and would light up different sculptures and painting as the story went on. Then at the very end, the picture on the left side alter slid down to reveal a hidden sculpture behind it. It was so amazing, I had never seen anything like this in a church before. After than, the whole church lit up so that instead of its usual dark and gloomy nature, the church was now open and bright and all the beautiful murals, paintings, and sculptures were in full view. It was truly an amazing experience.