Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $7.95
Original Price: $14.95

Stock #:385871
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: New York
State: New York (NY)
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
St. Patrick's Cathedral is the head of the great Archdiocese of New York. It was projected by Archbishop Hughes in 1850. The corner stone was laid in 1858, and the church dedicated by Cardinal McClosky in 1879. It is 322 feet long and 120 feet broad, and the height of the nave is 100 feet. The twin spires are 328 feet high, and the rose window is 26 feet in diameter. The Cathedral cost about $3,500,000

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