The Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church and was completed in 1914. The Cathedral is located in Central West End, in St. Louis, Missouri. It was designated a Basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
This photograph shows the juxtaposition in the architechture within St. Louis. The Basilica on the left features a very traditional Byzantine Ottoman style of architecture, while the buildings on the right are more mid-century modernism in their structure-style.
Throughout the inside of the beautiful cathedral are many detailed religous symbols. From the gate at the front of the sanctuary that is made up of crosses to the ceilings, which are dedicated to display the stories of the bible.
This is the Angel of Harmony statue that stands outside the Basilica. The 14 foot welded statue was sculpted by Wiktor Szostalo in 1999. Daniel Schlafy was the reason for the making of this statue, who was a dedicated civil rights activist. Harmony, peace, and racial justice are the themes that were meant to be represented in this welded statue.
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