I took this photograph while on vacation two weeks
ago in Savannah. The memory of the
first time I saw the Cathedral of St.John the Baptist, back in late October 1999, had lingered with me, and I
wanted to make sure during my one-day trip back to the city that I took a shot
of this cathedral built in the French Gothic style.
Luckily, the city trolley tour I took had a stop at East Harris Street, so I was able to snap this shot as well
as several others inside, which I’ll post at a later time.
Far more people than I have been captivated by this
building’s beauty. Today, an estimated 150,000 people visit this religious
institution annually. Earlier this year, readers of TripAdvisor voted the
cathedral one of their “Top 10 U.S. Landmarks” (a list that also includes, among other sites, Gettysburg, the
Lincoln Memorial, and the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii).
Two years after this building was completed in 1896,
a fire destroyed all but the outside walls and the two spires. Rebuilding began
immediately, but it was not until 1912 that the redecoration of the interior
was finished.
Speaking of the spires: Cathedral parishioners’ quarterly
newsletter is called “The Twin Spires.” They truly represent an imposing landmark in a city filled with them.
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