Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York City, New York)

 cathedral, Episcopal Church, orphanage, Gothic revival (architecture), place of worship, 1911_construction

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the seat of its Bishop. The firm of Heins & Lafarge created the initial design with a Romanesque, Byzantine design with structural elements by the Guastavino Fireproof Tile Co. Construction began in 1892 (the Statue of Liberty—without pedestal—would fit comfortably under the structure of the dome).

In 1907, Ralph Adams Cram was chosen to complete the Cathedral. He began to implement a Gothic style. On Sunday November 30, 1941, the opening of the full length of the Cathedral was celebrated - the greatest indoor length (601 feet) of any cathedral in existence. After WWII, construction halted but resumed in 1982. Additional chapels were designed by Heins & LaFarge. Henry Vaughn, Carrère & Hastings, or Cram & Ferguson.

The Cathedral is now two-thirds complete. The Towers, the Transepts, the Great Crossing and the Choir roof remain to be completed. Sometimes referred to as "St. John the Unfinished," it is the cathedral mentioned in the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner." Modern chairs were sourced through ICS Church Furnishers of Ireland.

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