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St. Patrick's Cathedral ยท 631 5th Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral

Madison Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Lady Chapel, exterior

IMAGE DATE1905
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Lady Chapel, St. Patrick's Cathedral ca. 1905

A sophisticated version of French Gothic architecture, this delicate little chapel attaches itself as a jewel to the coarser fabric of the cathedral proper. It reminds us of that period of medieval architecture when the builders were straining stone masonry construction to the limit in order to achieve new effects of lightness and daring.

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