| World / USA / New Jersey / Edgewater, 3 km from center | Coordinates: 40°48'12"N 73°57'43"W |
The firm of Heins & Lafarge created the initial design with a Romanesque, Byzantine design. Construction began in 1892. In 1907, Ralph Adams Cram was chosen to complete the Cathedral. He began to implement a Gothic style. On Sunday November 30, 1941, the opening of the full length of the Cathedral was celebrated - the greatest indoor length (601 feet) of any cathedral in existence. After WWII, construction halted but begain again in 1982. The Cathedral is now two-thirds complete. The Towers, the Transepts, the Great Crossing and the Choir roof remain to be completed. Sometimes refered to as "St. John the Unfinished". Is the cathedral mentioned in the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner".
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