Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine - Manhattan, New York
N 40° 48.241 W 073° 57.765
18T E 587492 N 4517519
This massive cathedral occupies 11 acres in New York City's Upper West Side.
Waymark Code: WMZCYJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2018
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This massive cathedral occupies 11 acres in New York City's Upper West Side.
The cornerstone was laid in 1892 and the first service was held in one of the chapels in 1899. Since then, it has been in constant states of construction or renovation. For instance, the first service in the end-to-end cathedral was in 1941. In the 1950s the already massive pipe organ was expanded from 5,000 pipes to over 8,000. A fire in 2001 resulted in renovations until 2008. It remains unfinished, with construction and restoration a continuing process. As a result, it is often nicknamed St. John the Unfinished.
According to Wikipedia, there is some dispute about whether this cathedral or Liverpool Cathedral is the world's largest Anglican cathedral and church. It is also the fifth largest Christian church in the world. The exterior covers 121,000 sq ft (11,200 m2), spanning a length of 601 ft (183.2 meters) and a width of 232 ft (70.7 meters). The interior height of the nave is 124 feet (37.8 meters).
The plaque reads:
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
THIS EDIFICE SERVES THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AS
THE CATHEDRAL OF THE BISHOP OF NEW YORK.
THE CORNERSTONE WAS LAID ON DECEMBER 27, 1892,
AND THE FIRST SERVICE WAS HELD IN 1899 IN
THE CRYPT BENEATH THE CHOIR. HEINS AND
LA FARGE, THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTS, WERE
SUCCEEDED BY CRAM AND FERGUSON IN 1911
AND THE PRIOR ROMANESQUE PLANS WERE
TRANSFORMED TO A GOTHIC DESIGN.
PLAQUE ERECTED 1958 BY
THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST
Group that erected the marker: The New York Community Trust
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1024 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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