Cathedral of St. John the Divine

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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine

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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, is located at 1047 Amsterdam Ave. between W. 110th Street (also known as Cathedral Parkway) and W. 113th Street. The cathedral is an unfinished building, with only two-thirds of the proposed building completed, due to several major stylistic changes, work interruptions and unstable ground on the site. The original design, in the Byzantine Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, began construction in 1892. After the opening of the crossing in 1909, the overall plan was changed to a Gothic Revival design. The completion of the nave was delayed until 1941 due to various funding shortfalls, and little progress has occurred since then, except for an addition to the tower at the nave's southwest corner. After a large fire damaged part of the cathedral in 2001, it was renovated and rededicated in 2008. The towers above the western elevation of the facade, as well as the southern transept and a proposed steeple above the crossing, have not been completed.

Despite being incomplete, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is the world's sixth-largest church by area and one of the largest Anglican cathedrals. The floor area covers 121,000 square feet, spanning a length of 601 feet, while the roof height of the nave is 177 feet. The cathedral's main entrance on the west is along the same axis as W. 112th Street. The original design for the cathedral was created by Heins & LaFarge. Despite being primarily Byzantine and Romanesque in influence, the last version of Heins & LaFarge's design contained a significantly Gothic-style appearance. The original plan called for tiled-arch domes and barrel vaults. The crossing was to be held up by four round arches under a dome, with a tower on top. The completed cathedral was supposed to have been 520 feet long and 290 feet wide between transepts, while the tower would have been 450 feet tall. The modern plan for the building, as it appeared upon its official opening in 1941, conforms primarily to the second design campaign from the Gothic Revival architect Ralph Adams Cram. The plans are based on the French Gothic style, with English Gothic accents.

During my first visit to New York City in 1961, the bus tour passed the church, and tour guide said it still isn’t finished. After 61 years and my first entry inside the cathedral, it’s still not finished.

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