Basilica of St. Louis 3/4

The Cathedral at the time was finished in 1914 but was not made a basilica until 1997 when Pope John Paul II made a visit. The church stood for racial equality in the city of St. Louis. I was fortunate enough to have seen some of the cathedrals in Italy and all cathedrals have a lot of similarities. 

Tintinnabulum

 This was given to the cathedral to signify that it is a basilica. This was the first time that I have seen one.

 

 This is a picture of a piece of stain glass that is in the front of the church behind the alter piece. The stain glass looks amazing with the light that comes through it. it was hard to get a good picture of it.

Michelangelo's Pieta

The Cathedral had many sculptures and the Peita would probably one

 of most famous one that would be found there. it may not be an original

it's still worth the look. The picture to the left is a hallway with a red tile

ceiling which was beautiful.

Close up on the Crucifix

Full view of the alter

The pictures above show the alter inside the cathedral the right is a zoom in on the crucifix. I liked how the light reflected off the white stone and made it look like it was glowing. The picture of the left I took to show how enormous the structure was. It my not be comparable to the one in St. Peters, but it is still big.