{"id":201,"date":"2016-04-12T23:11:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T03:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotourismguides.com\/nyc\/?p=201"},"modified":"2016-04-14T22:59:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T02:59:50","slug":"st-patricks-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotourismguides.com\/nyc\/st-patricks-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick’s Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Patrick’s cathedral<\/strong> is the largest Gothic-style cathedral in the United States and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The Cathedral was designed in a Gothic revival style by James Renwick<\/strong>, a renowned 19th century American architect, who incorporated German, French and English Gothic elements in his design. Although the Cathedral opened its doors in 1879, it was not until 1888 that the two 100-metre high spires were completed. At the time, the 330-foot spires of the Cathedral were one of the most prominent features of the New York skyline. Since then, New York has changed dramatically, and the once-tall cathedral is now dwarfed by neighboring skyscrapers<\/a>. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Work on the Cathedral was begun in 1858 by Archbishop John Hughes to replace the original St. Patrick’s Cathedral, which is used today as a parish church in New York. Some Interesting facts:\r\n