Religion gets Totally Radical at the Church of Skate

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I‘ve always envied people that can do their thing on a skateboard, I think it’s one of the raddest skills someone can have. And now, I have one more reason to long for the legs and balance that could roll around on those four little wheels– Kaos Temple. Originally built in 1912, the Spanish church of Santa Barbara in Asturias was abandoned for years, neglected and nearing a sorry fate, but recently a creative skate collective calling themselves the “Church Brigade” came along to bring new life to the 100-year old derelict prayer house.

This is pretty much how they found it…

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Then they added a massive turnpike…

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And with a little help from online fundraising and Red Bull, they were most recently able to bring famed street artist Okuda San Miguel on board to transform the place into a psychedelic rainbow church of skate…

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Follow the Church Brigade’s upcoming projects on instagram. 

Images (c) Red Bull Media.