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2 St. Paul’s Chapel Bronx
Designed by the architects Howells
MORNINGSIDE
& Stokes in 1907, this church is Hudson River HEIGHTS & HARLEM
known for its fine woodwork and
magni ficent vaulted interior. It is full
of light and has fine acoustics.
West Side
CENTRAL East Side
UPPER PARK
WEST SIDE
Locator Map
See map pp16–17
The Sherman Key
Fairchild Center
was built in 1977 Suggested route
to house the
university’s
life sciences 0 meters
departments. 500
0 yards 500

W 1 1 6 T H S T
Student demonstrations put
Columbia University in the news in
1968. The demonstrations were
sparked by the university’s plan to
build a gymnasium in nearby
Morningside Park. The protests forced
the university to build elsewhere.
E
V Carved
I
R stonework
D decorates the

W 1 1 3 T H S T
E facade of
D the Cathedral.
I The Église de Notre Dame
S
G was built for a French-speaking
N congregation. Behind the altar
I
N is a replica of the grotto at
R Lourdes, France – the gift of a
O
M woman who believed her son
was healed there.
4.Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
If this Neo-Gothic cathedral is ever
finished, it will be the largest in the
world. Although one-third of the
structure has not yet been built, it
can hold 10,000 parishioners.

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