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St. Louis Cathedral
in New Orleans' French Quarter
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ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL
IN NEW ORLEANS' FRENCH QUARTER
Facing the Place d'Armes, or Jackson Square,
in the heart of the New Orleans French
Quarter is the triple-spired stately St. Louis
Cathedral.
The structure, completed in 1794, was erected
by Don Andres Almonester y Roxas. The
church witnessed the ceremony of the ex-
change of flags, December 1, 1803, when the
royal red and yellow emblem of Spain fluttered
down from the high flagstaff in Jackson Square
and saw the tricolor of Napoleon's France
take its place for twenty short days, only to
be succeeded by the banner of 15 stars and
15 stripes of the United States.
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A. HIRSCHWITZ, NEW ORLEANS, LA.
PHOTO BY MC DANIELS
NEW ORLEANS - AMERICA'S
AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY
