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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

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1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side, New York (Manhattan), The United States Of America
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2024
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2024

Magnificent cathedral with many works of art, organizing concerts of religious music and an unusual show

Construction began in 1892 and is still not complete. Sculptors and masons are working according to Gothic methods to complete the building, especially the west tower. Since its construction began, the cathedral has undergone various modifications and its architectural style is difficult to define. It has a capacity of 5,000 people. The entrance door is 6 m high and weighs 3 tons, the nave is over 41 m high. Its originality lies in its religious internationalism, the curiosities it contains and the causes it supports. The interior is filled with small chapels dedicated to particular causes. A sculpture has been erected in memory of the genocide, another in honor of John Coltrane. A monument is dedicated to the firefighters who died in a terrible New York fire in 1966 and a giant 200-year-old crystal quartz is there to honor the beauty of God's creation. In a recess, poems, letters and drawings from around the world are displayed on the wall. Other chapels house temporary exhibits of some pretty wild contemporary art. The cathedral houses many works of art, mostly donated, which give it a museum-like atmosphere. There are also many concerts of religious music and ballets or percussion concerts. Finally, in the Biblical Garden, plants mentioned in the Bible.

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Manej
Visited in september 2015
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Un peu cher pour un lieu de culte mais superbe, immense, et à l'image de la Sagrada Familia, en travaux perpétuels. De l'extérieur, elle ne paie vraiment pas de mine d'un côté mais est superbe de l'autre. N'hésitez pas à franchir ses portes ou au minimum à admirer son immense façade.
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Visited in september 2015
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Immense de l'extérieur, cette cathédrale toujours en chantier laisse perplexe à l'intérieur. Les chapelles dédiées aux différentes causes oui, assister à un office et ses superbes chants en gospel évidemment, en revanche l'expo contemporaine à l'entrée n'a pas sa place dans un lieu de culte tel que celui-là

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