What an odd cathedral. Those gothic arches and ornate ceiling conflict with the mundane stained glass, the austere altar, and the bizarre crucifix, spooky podium on the right, and sphere tabernacle on the far left.
What an odd cathedral. Those gothic arches and ornate ceiling conflict with the mundane stained glass, the austere altar, and the bizarre crucifix, spooky podium on the right, and sphere tabernacle on the far left.
They tore it up in the 60's, you can see more traditional art and stained glass in pictures before that. It's a shame, it was once really beautiful. Everywhere you see that weird black marble was once a mural depicting a scene from the Bible. and now it's not ugly or anything, but it's an odd mix between the styles
For a Cathedral of a major archdiocese, it is not very appealing and very small, much smaller than the vast majority of cathedrals. They should move it to the enormous and beautiful St. Mary of the Angels Church in Chicago.
I remember that cathedral from 1962 when it was sad and very shabby. Its yellow Joliet limestone exterior wasn't attractive, either.The renovation under Cardinal Cody--seen in about 1992) tried to mix in Renaissance and Modern elements that didn't work at all. The above photo looks different--and better--than what I remember.
What an odd cathedral. Those gothic arches and ornate ceiling conflict with the mundane stained glass, the austere altar, and the bizarre crucifix, spooky podium on the right, and sphere tabernacle on the far left.
They tore it up in the 60's, you can see more traditional art and stained glass in pictures before that. It's a shame, it was once really beautiful. Everywhere you see that weird black marble was once a mural depicting a scene from the Bible. and now it's not ugly or anything, but it's an odd mix between the styles
For a Cathedral of a major archdiocese, it is not very appealing and very small, much smaller than the vast majority of cathedrals. They should move it to the enormous and beautiful St. Mary of the Angels Church in Chicago.
I remember that cathedral from 1962 when it was sad and very shabby. Its yellow Joliet limestone exterior wasn't attractive, either.The renovation under Cardinal Cody--seen in about 1992) tried to mix in Renaissance and Modern elements that didn't work at all. The above photo looks different--and better--than what I remember.
Looks like a Protestant Church.