The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine

欧洲有许多教堂建了几百年才完成。纽约也有一座建了一百多年至今尚未完工的哥特式大教堂，它就是纽约圣约翰神明大教堂。它位于哥伦比亚大学附近的112街和阿姆斯特丹路的交汇处。这座教堂于1892年12月27日奠基，至今只完成了三分之二。从照片上可以看出，右翼的塔楼尚未完成，左翼的连个影还没有。中央大塔楼也还没有建。这一教堂如果全部建成后，将是世界上最大规模的哥特式教堂，可以同时容纳上万人。

这是网上的完工透视图(从北侧看）
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/cathedral_10.jpg?t=1192158755

教堂的西立面
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-023a1.jpg?t=1192157791

中央入口
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-025a1.jpg?t=1192158977

巨大的青铜门是由铸造自由女神的巴黎Barbedienne铸造。每扇门18英尺高，六英尺宽，重三吨。该门由六十面浮雕镶板构成，描绘圣经旧约与新约中的场景。
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-034a1.jpg?t=1192158997

侧入口木门
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-364a1.jpg?t=1192159948

直径四十英尺的大玫瑰窗是全美最大的。
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-514a1.jpg?t=1192159246

主入口侧墙的雕塑
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-300a1.jpg?t=1192159344
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-304a1.jpg?t=1192159359

主入口拱券上的天使雕塑
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-502a1.jpg?t=1192159384
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-296a1.jpg?t=1192159511
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-571a1.jpg?t=1192159535
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-603a1.jpg?t=1192159594
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-531a1.jpg?t=1192159614
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-530a1.jpg?t=1192159633
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-543a1.jpg?t=1192159656
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-081a1.jpg?t=1192159687
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-083a1.jpg?t=1192159717
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-092a1.jpg?t=1192159731 
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-094a1.jpg?t=1192159872 
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-526a1.jpg?t=1192159894

南翼小教堂
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100607-271a1.jpg?t=1192159475
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/june-july/100707StJohnCthdrl2-570a1.jpg?t=1192160029