The Christian Themes and Aesthetic of The Vault FFXIV

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Christian Themes of The Vault
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  2. Watching this video has made me realize that, yes, churches are indeed built to have the shape of a cross when seen from above. This is one of the those obvious things that I just never stop to analyze and realize that, it is indeed, a thing.
    I (sadly) don't have wings so I never really noticed the shape of churches from a perspective other than on feet, which equates to "Oh wow, that's a building made of stone that has bells!"

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  6. Keep up the good work!
    I think it's fair to bring up how the nation was founded on lies and how they essentially revered their bishop as an almighty power akin to Halone herself. The grand stage without stained glass meant all focus was on them when they stood there, no room for eyes or minds to wander away. Also, having the Inner Sanctum be out of reach to the even high houses makes the idea that the clergy were a class above even the high houses visible in a subtle way.
    The Halone statues repeat a lot, even the same ones in the Firmament; I just think the craftsman made one good mold and copied as many as they wanted. If it ain't broke lol.

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  9. I haven’t finished the video yet, so I don’t know if it has been mentioned at all, but; The White Mages of Amdapor held a faith, which whilst we don’t know much about it, we do know that pre 5th calamity, the white mages prayed directly to Nophica, rather than the elementals like they do in modern times, but to the same effect. The Amdapori are more catholic than the Ishgardians. The Ishgardians are thought to have gotten these catholic like influences from white mages who fled the flood and assisted in construction of Dravanian architecture (which takes heavy inspiration from Celtic construction). It’s highly likely that the conjoining of cultures lead to the early Ishgardians to turn their pagan like faith into one more structured under the auspice of Halone, hence why the Ishgardians also still hold fast to their Norse like beliefs.

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  10. It took me a trip to Rome to visit their many, many churches to really grasp how awe-inspiring these spaces are. Massive structures, filled to the brim with art, a demonstration of power built on hundreds of years of faith. I'm not used to churches like that and you can't help but feel awe-struck. The Vault didn't really recreate that feeling with its dim lighting, the closed gates and – of course – all the fighting. I partly believe that this might have been on purpose to show the corruption of faith that is at play here. Maybe that's why it lacks the beautiful stained glass windows and statue of Halone.

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