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Religious Architecture
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St Patrick, Philadelphia
The rib ceiling and dome of the upper church are by Rafael Guastavino, the Spanish builder who did the ceiling of the Great Hall…
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St Patrick, Philadelphia
The main body (nave) is said to seat 1,200, though some contest this number to be closer to 700. No altar rails were built in the…
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Christ Church
Christ Church is an Episcopal church in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1695 as a parish of the Church of En…
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The ceiling of Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paulus
– Natural light is admitted through the clerestory windows close to the ceiling. These are of lightly tinted glass and carry simpl…
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and Paul (front)
It seems that the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul was, from the outset, intended to be of Neo-Classical design, with that archite…
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and Paul
The cathedral church (Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul) is the principal church of the diocese, because it is here that…
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Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, It was built betwe…
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Main entrance of masonic Temple of Philadelphia
The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia was constructed in 1873. It has been called one of the great “wonders” of the Masonic world T…
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Arch St. United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
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Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity is an Episcopal church on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The first service in the church building,…
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Arch St. Presbyterian Church
The building was designed by the architectural firm of Hoxie & Button, and built in 1855. It is a one-story. The architecture is n…
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AMOR statue
The Spanish-version piece based on Philadelphia’s iconic LOVE sculpture was on loan to the city for the historic visit by Pope Fra…