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Churches: St. Patrick's Cathedral
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    • madamx
  • By madamx on October 24, 2005
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    by madamx
    The largest Catholic cathedral in the United States was completed in 1878, and is truly impressive to look at, inside and out. The front altar came from Tiffany and Co. on 5th Avenue. The breathtaking Rose Window is built above the organ, which has more than 7,000 pipes.

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  • Phone: (212) 753-2261
  • Directions: on the corner of 5th Ave. and W 50th St.
  • Website: http://www.ny-archdiocese.org/pastoral/cathedral_about.html
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    Churches: St John the Divine
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  • By mrclay2000 on April 6, 2005
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    • St John the Divine, inside and out - New York City
    St John the Divine,
    inside and out
    by mrclay2000
    When one confronts St John the Divine, the first impressions are of scale and expense. The church is the largest Gothic church in the world and when finished (if ever) it will be the largest period. Building has continued here off and on for well over a century. Like the National Cathedral in Washington DC it joins classical architecture with modern touches. Stained glass inside depicts scenes from Biblical times to the space age (a linotype appears in one window). The interior (while magnificent) seems inferior to the west portal and the detailed images and workmanship surrounding the entrances. Visitors are free to roam and ramble the church and yards unless services are in progress.

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  • Address: Amsterdam Ave @ W. 112th
  • Phone: 1-212-932-7347
  • Directions: Central Park North (at its NW corner) in lower Harlem
  • Website: www.stjohndivine.org
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    Churches: St Paul's Chapel
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  • Updated By mrclay2000 on April 11, 2005
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    • images of St Paul's Chapel - New York City
    images of St Paul's Chapel
    by mrclay2000
    The oldest surviving continuous church in Manhattan, St Paul's Chapel barely escaped destruction with the attack on the World Trade Center. Built from the 1760s, the interior contains modest panels but has hosted illustrious parishioners. The pews of George Washington and Gov. George Clinton adorn the shoulders of the nave. Outside the rubblestone facade recalls the time when few other structures flanked the church, and the broken and timeworn headstones in the churchyard stand as they have for over two centuries. Visitors are welcomed to stroll, to worship and to photograph this gem in lower Manhattan.

    Pictured clockwise from left: exterior, Washington pew, Clinton pew, interior

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  • Address: Broadway and Fulton Streets
  • Phone: 1-212-602-0747 or 1-212-602-0768
  • Directions: lower Manhattan by World Trade Center site
  • Website: www.saintpaulschapel.org
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    Churches: Trinity Church
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  • Updated By jo104 on October 28, 2008
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    by jo104
    This church definetly looks out of place casting a shadow over wall street. The third model of this neo-Gothic church was erected in 1846 and for the subsequent fifty years it was the tallest building in NYC which just shows how Manhattan has sprung up in a realitively short time.

    There are free guided tours of this church at 2pm daily, the graveyard & outside of the building are more spectacular then the inside.

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  • Phone: 1-(212) 684-6770
  • Directions: western end of broadway
  • Website: www.trinitywallstreet.org
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    Churches: St-Mark's-in-the-Bowery
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  • By mrclay2000 on April 8, 2005
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    • exterior, stained glass, interior, Stuyvesant bust - New York City
    exterior, stained glass,
    interior, Stuyvesant bust
    by mrclay2000
    Manhattan's second oldest church (behind St Paul's Chapel) is an important and interesting structure that has unfortunately fallen into a state of neglect and disregard. Built in 1799 to replace a former church of Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant (whose remains lie beneath the church's eastern wall), the building has undergone few changes since construction. A steeple and portico appeared in the first half of the 19th century, but a fire in 1978 destroyed the pews, the pipe organ and the roof. Much of the small interior is now gaunt. The stained glass windows are likely replacements. The exterior however looks much as it did in 1854 when the portico was added, and the tombs of some of New York City's early illustrious lie in vaults in the churchyard or within the church itself. Knock at the office door for admission (east side of church).

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  • Address: Second Avenue and E 10th
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    Churches: St. Paul's Chapel, the oldest church in NYC
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  • Updated By Jefie on December 16, 2007
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    • St. Paul's Church, as seen from the cemetery - New York City
    St. Paul's Church, as
    seen from the cemetery
    by Jefie
    Completed in 1766, St. Paul's Chapel is the city's oldest public building still in use, and the only church remaining from the pre-American revolution era. It was modelled after London's St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in a Georgian Classic-Revival style. Concerts and recitals are often held at St. Paul's, and visitors are welcome to attend free of charge (we happened to catch a group of university classical music students, and they were incredibly talented). It is also possible to visit the church's cemetery and see the roots of what has become known as the "miracle sycamore": On September 11, 2001, the attacks on the World Trade Center sent debris flying everywhere, and St. Paul's Chapel was spared all damage when a sycamore that stood in the cemetery was hit by a metal beam. During the months that followed the WTC tragedy, St. Paul's Chapel provided food and shelter to the many recovery workers, and 400 panels were set around the church for what became a memorial to the victims of 9/11.

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  • Address: 209 Broadway Ave
  • Phone: 212-233-4164
  • Directions: Between Vesey and Fulton St.
  • Website: http://www.saintpaulschapel.org
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    Churches: Trinity Church
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  • Updated By mrclay2000 on April 7, 2005
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    • Trinity Church, inside & out; Hamilton's grave - New York City
    Trinity Church, inside &
    out; Hamilton's grave
    by mrclay2000
    Standing since 1846 and once the tallest building in the neighborhood, Trinity Church is much like St Paul's Chapel, but grander, richer in detail and perhaps more illustrious. Constructed in brownstone and thus similar in color and texture to the aforenamed chapel, Trinity differs from the older church in its distinction of beautiful stained glass windows, some of the earliest known in America. If the Gothic interior, vaulting, and stained glass over the altar and flanking the aisles weren't enough to enforce a visit, the churchyard boasts famed sons Robert Fulton (who piloted the first successful steamship) and Alexander Hamilton (who, as Publius, argued for a strong central government). The facade of Trinity peers eastward where Wall Street ends to the west.

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  • Address: Broadway at Wall Street
  • Phone: (212) 602-0800
  • Directions: on Broadway Avenue in the Financial District
  • Website: www.trinitywallstreet.org
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    Churches: St Pauls Cathedral and the healing church 9-11
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    • Kodi01
  • Updated By Kodi01 on November 14, 2003
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    • St Paul's Cathedral - New York City
    St Paul's Cathedral
    by Kodi01
    "Out of the Dust" is the banner in front of this lovely and VERY special church. It was changed terribly by the act of 9-11.

    This church is where the workers ate, slept, and cried. Massage tharapist, podiatrists, chiropractors, counselors and countless volunteers gave their talents and time to heal worn-down bodies and souls who worked ground zero.

    St. Pauls is located right by Ground Zero which the Twin Towers were located directly behind it.

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  • Phone: 1-(212) 684-6770
  • Directions: Lower Broadway
  • Website: http://www.littlechurch.org/
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    Churches: Cool church architecture
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    • TempNomad
  • Updated By TempNomad on May 17, 2003
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    • Amazing architecture near Astor - New York City
    Amazing architecture near
    Astor
    by TempNomad
    There is so much amazing construction in NYC and it's not hard to find. Look up as often as you can (stop walking first!) and you'll be treated to many details including gargoyles and naked ladies and Greek gods. If you poke around and go through open doors, you may also find some gems like this church near Astor Place.

    Happy hunting!

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  • Directions: Take the 6 train to Astor Place
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    Churches: Gothic in Bigger Doses: Grace Church
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  • By mrclay2000 on April 12, 2005
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    images of Grace Church
    by mrclay2000
    Built in the 1840s and likely the largest building in the neighborhood when constructed, Grace Church (along with its outbuildings and the Grace Church School) form a great Gothic if not medieval presence on the Lower East Side. The church is enormous, occupying what seems the entire block between Broadway and Fourth Avenues on E 10th Street. The detail and craftsmanship in this building and lieutenants is every bit as dramatic and exceptional as those on St Patrick's Cathedral farther uptown. The chancel window dates from the 1870s, and the stained glass altar and nave windows are rich in drama and color. Photographs are permissible inside but like most others the interior is dark. Visitation is welcome when services are not in progress.

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  • Address: Broadway @ E 10th
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