Street and Amsterdam Ave., in New York City. I chose to explore this church because of

an Art class that I had taken here at BCC. The class explored the many different styles of

Christian churches that had been developed throughout history. The class learned about

styles such as Justinian, Byzantine and Romanesque styled churches, as well as many

others. The style that stood out to me the most was the Gothic style church. It was most

appealing because it was the mostly decorated church that my professor frequently

described as “ornate” and “overly dramatic”. The sizes of the churches that I had seen on

many slides were huge and it was almost hard to imagine one in person.

Toward the end of the semester, my professor told the class that the second

largest, religious structure in the world was right here in New York City. I found this

surprising because it seemed so unreal to me just in pictures, but to know one is right

here in our city was amazing. I never made it to the church until just recently. Although I

was so fascinated about the church I forgot all about it. I’m glad

been built. For example, the typical Gothic structure requires for a nave, the long narrow,

beginning of where the construction was supposed to start. With the help of a donation

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