Visit to Downtown Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Church we visited on Friday, was unlike any church I had ever seen. I wasn't aware that Egyptomania was affected even by the churches.
When walking into the church, I was overwhelmed by it's size and how much space there was. The room was enormous. The Egyptian decor added to making the room seem very large and open. The decorations on the walls that added to this "open" feeling were the paintings on the wall of the organ pipes that suggested an extension of pillars as well as squares on the ceiling that were painted to look like sky. Both of these paintings opened up the space and gave the illusion that it was even larger than it already was.
The lighting in the Church was very dim. This particular lighting gave a yellow tint that accentuated the red fabric as well as highlighting only certain parts of the church, and darkening the rest (including the dark wood of the pews and altar). This lighting made the space seem cold and made an awkward contrast to the paintings that suggested more space. This particular lighting somehow made the room smaller than it could be while also giving it an old feel.
The Decoration was what I found to be the most interesting aspect of this church. The inside of the sanctuary was lined with either square of cylindrical columns. These columns had designs on them that added to the Ancient Egyptian feel. Behind the columns that were placed next to the altar, a mural is painted that gives the illusion of the pillars continuing into a blue sky. On the side of the walls were stained glass windows with Egyptian themes. On the ceiling is a grid, like frame that sections the ceiling off into squares. These squares are painted to mimic a blue sky with clouds that adds to the illusion of space.
Aside form the Egyptian decor, there were more western decor as well. All of the wood in the church was a dark wood that was a large contrast to the Egyptian style. There was a bit of repetition of columns in the Altar, but very slight. All of the woodwork felt very western and traditional to most churches of that time period.
The color that I observed in this space was mostly a darker, mustard yellow, deep crimson, a brown/grey blue, and a few browned oranges. The overall color was obviously reflecting Egypt and the Egyptian deserts.
The overall rhythm of the room was kind of awkward. I think they were trying to theme the entire sanctuary after Egypt, but some of the western elements are too distinct. I found the deep red carpet, and the style and color of the pews/altar to be very distracting to the wall and ceiling decor. It is a very large contrast in color as well as style. I can appreciate their attempt to westernize the room or even style the wood work after Egyptian style, but it came across very awkward.
I think the most distinct feature of the room was the front columns. They were well lit in the room as well as pretty true to Egyptian style. The lighter colors and attention to detail made them very distinct in this dark room.