As a young girl growing up in NYC when I first was afforded the opportunity to see this cathedral I remember thinking how massive and overwhelming this building was, especially when entering through ornately carved archways, massive portals which measure 18 feet high, six feet wide, and weighs three tons and, under the watchful eyes of Jesus Christ. Over the years, because this structure is a part of the neighborhood panorama, the beauty of the structure promotes a sense of the purity and sacredness of relationship we are designed to have with God.
The original Byzantine-Romanesque design was changed to a French Gothic design after the large central dome made of Guastavino tile was completed in 1909. The stone-on-stone construction, using modern …show more content…
The colors of the paving stones in the apse and great choir depict the precious stones named in Revelation as those adorning the walls of the New Jerusalem as well as many more examples of “sacred geometry,” with its symbolic numbers and shapes, are found throughout the building.
Just like builders in the Middle Ages, modern architects used columns, arches, and barrel vaults in the Romanesque style to present a powerful and sturdy appearance. The size and structure of the Cathedral reflect the many ways the Cathedral is used, which is similar to how cathedrals were used in the Middle Ages. St. John the Divine is not only a house of worship, but also a community center with programs designed to assist artists, musicians, writers, scholars, and people in need, serving as a center of inspiration and outreach.
The cathedral’s spacial perspective, is shown throughout the cathedral's interior with the housing of seven chapels known as the "Chapels of the Tongues,". Each one is dedicated to nationalities or groups who worked on the cathedral. The Missionary Chapel contains a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Ottoman Empire in Armenia (1915-23), of the Holocaust (1939-45), and in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1992. There is also a FDNY memorial in the Labor Chapel to honor 12 firefighters killed in 1966, but has since transformed into a tribute to the 343 firefighters killed on September 11,
The original Byzantine-Romanesque design was changed to a French Gothic design after the large central dome made of Guastavino tile was completed in 1909. The stone-on-stone construction, using modern …show more content…
The colors of the paving stones in the apse and great choir depict the precious stones named in Revelation as those adorning the walls of the New Jerusalem as well as many more examples of “sacred geometry,” with its symbolic numbers and shapes, are found throughout the building.
Just like builders in the Middle Ages, modern architects used columns, arches, and barrel vaults in the Romanesque style to present a powerful and sturdy appearance. The size and structure of the Cathedral reflect the many ways the Cathedral is used, which is similar to how cathedrals were used in the Middle Ages. St. John the Divine is not only a house of worship, but also a community center with programs designed to assist artists, musicians, writers, scholars, and people in need, serving as a center of inspiration and outreach.
The cathedral’s spacial perspective, is shown throughout the cathedral's interior with the housing of seven chapels known as the "Chapels of the Tongues,". Each one is dedicated to nationalities or groups who worked on the cathedral. The Missionary Chapel contains a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Ottoman Empire in Armenia (1915-23), of the Holocaust (1939-45), and in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1992. There is also a FDNY memorial in the Labor Chapel to honor 12 firefighters killed in 1966, but has since transformed into a tribute to the 343 firefighters killed on September 11,