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Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
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Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
This image is available for business licensing,
or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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or purchase this photograph as a print or poster


Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul
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Cathedral of Saint Paul

Designed by: Emmanuel Masqueray
Construction Start: 1906
Construction Completed: 1915
Renovated: 2001
Type: Holy Place
Maximum Height: 306 feet / 93 meters
 (including spires, antennae, etc...)
Location: 239 Selby Avenue
Area: Summit-University
Post Code: 55102
City: Saint Paul, Minnesota

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     The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a massive structure on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi river. Though some have described its proportions as "awkward" this is the karmic center of the city of Saint Paul. The cathedral is big enough to support six chapels, each one dedicated to a saint representing the different ethnic groups that first settled in the area. For the French Canadians, Saint John the Baptist; for the Italians, Saint Anthony; for the Irish, Saint Patrick; the Slavs get Saints Cyril and Methodius, and the Germans Saint Boniface. The missionaries to the area get their own -- Saint Therese of Lisieux. The cathedral is made from regional materials: for example, travertine from Mankato, and granite from Saint Cloud. Of particular interest are the stunning rose windows which, though recessed, still offer inspiring viewing in the right light.

>1987 - The single bell the cathedral was originally constructed with was replaced by five louder bronze bells from France.
>2001 - The Cathedral undergoes a major renovation. Unfortunately, this is when we visited, so the pictures are full of cranes and scaffolds.

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Todd Coursolle - Friday, February 22nd, 2008 @ 5:10pm • Rating: Five stars.

Outstanding building, but views better when the copper is tarnished green rather than the dull brown shown in these photos.

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