I visited the Cathedral today for noon mass. I decided that this is going to be first in the Series, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, also known as the New Cathedral. The below paragraph is from wikipedia:
"The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, commonly known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, or colloquially as the New Cathedral, in Saint Louis, Missouri, was constructed in the early 20th century in the Central West End of the city, as the archdiocesan replacement for the Church of St. Louis IX, King of France (colloquially the Old Cathedral) on the historic St. Louis riverfront since 1770.
The Cathedral of St. Louis was designated a basilica by Pope John Paul II on April 4, 1997, and on October 19, 1997, the 150th anniversary of the elevation of the Diocese of St. Louis to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis, the Cathedral was elevated to a minor basilica, receiving the name it now bears.
In 1912, installation of mosaics in the interior began. Completed in 1988, it contains 41.5 million glass tesserae pieces applying over 7,000 colors. Covering 83,000 square feet (8,000 m²), it is the largest mosaic collection in the world, and was created by 20 different artists including Hildreth Meiere".
To learn more about the Cathedral History, click here.
To view the online tour, click here.
The Cathedral has a tour office for guided tour reservation.Guided Tour Schedule: Monday thru Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Tour Fees: Adult $2.00 Student $1.00 There is a minimum charge of $25.00 for a Cathedral Basilica tour (self guided or Docent led). Archdiocesan schools have a special rate of $25 per class of 30 students.
2 comments:
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is really beautiful, Dina. Mesti mau singgah sana ni bila kami pigi trip sebelah sana lagi. Thanks for sharing.
Iya, very beautiful churches around here...
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