St. Patrick's Cathedral
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
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Cathedral of Saint Patrick
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James Renwick, Jr. (American architect, 1818-1895)
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New York City, New York, United States
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5th Ave, New York, NY 10022
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40°45'30.6"N 73°58'34.0"W
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United States
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1858-1878
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19th Century
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Architecture and City Planning
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Gothic Revival
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Nineteenth century
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American
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Tuckahoe marble
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brick
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wood
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slate roof
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wood framing
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stonecutting
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Catholicism
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rose window
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pointed arches
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archivolt
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pinnacle
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finial
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inner city
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partial view
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exterior view, east view
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A decorated Neo-Gothic style Roman Catholic cathedral which is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, as well as a parish church. Work was begun in 1858 but was halted during the Civil War and resumed in 1865. It can accommodate 2,200 people, and is built of brick clad in marble, quarried in Massachusetts and New York. It takes up a whole city block, between 50th and 51st streets, Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue. At the transepts it is 174 feet wide and 332 feet long. The spires rise 330 feet (100 meters) from street level. The spires were added in 1888. The cathedral was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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Michael Peters
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Michael Peters
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© Michael Peters
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© Texas Tech University Libraries
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James Renwick, Jr. (American architect, 1818-1895), “St. Patrick's Cathedral”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 16, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/44680