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glass ceiling with a decorative
stained-glass border and a
skylight above. Juno and Mercury
embellish the capitals of the
marble columns that support
the structure. Over the years, the
building has served as a post
office, armory, and prison.

0 St. Patrick’s
Church
724 Camp St. Map 4 C4. Tel 525-
4413. @ 11, 41. v St. Charles.
Open 9am–4pm Mon–Fri. 7 8
∑ oldstpatricks.org
Main entrance to Canal Place and its many luxury stores
Old St Patrick’s Church was
8 Canal Place termites, butterflies, and completed in 1841 to minister
roaches. Two of the highlights to the Irish Catholic population
Canal and N Peters sts. Map 4 C3.
@ 5. v Canal. Open 10am–7pm are the cooking show, which at the urging of Father James
Mon–Fri, 10am–8pm Sat, noon–7pm illustrates the art of cooking Ignatius Mullon. The brothers
Sun. 7 = - 0 with insects, and Metamorphosis, Charles and James Dakin were
∑ theshopsatcanalplace.com a lab where visitors can observe the original architects, but
insect court ship, mating, and James Gallier, Sr. replaced them.
Downtown’s most upscale life cycles. It is an impressive church with
shopping mall is anchored by Alexander Thompson Wood a 185-ft (60-m) high tower, a
Saks Fifth Avenue, and contains was the original architect of the Gothic-inspired interior, and
stores such as Brooks Brothers, Custom House, though he was splendid stained-glass vaulting
Williams-Sonoma, Anthropologie, succeeded by James Dakin, in the sanctuary.
Banana Republic, and Coach. Confederate General Beauregard Behind the altar are three
The third floor features the food (see p73), and Thomas K. Wharton. paintings by the French
court, plus the only downtown Construction began in 1847 and artist Leon Pomarede. At the
cinema that shows foreign, art- was completed in 1881. center is a copy of Raphael’s
house, and independent films. Inside, the Marble Hall is a Transfiguration of Christ, flanked
The mall also houses the dramatic space under a ground- by St. Patrick Baptizing the Irish
Theaters at Canal Place, Princesses and Christ
an upscale cinema that Walking on Water. Each
offers the latest block- of these works dates to
buster films and the 1841. Although the Irish
option to dine while community has largely
watching. There are moved away from
spectacular views of the the neighborhood,
Mississippi River from the congregation still
the fourth floor. draws loyal followers
from other districts.
9 Custom Father Mullon is still
House/ remembered as an
ardent Confederate.
Audubon He prayed publicly for a
Insectarium Confederate victory, and
when General Benjamin
423 Canal St. Map 4 C3. “Beast” Butler (see p20)
@ 5. v Canal. Audubon accused him of refusing
Insectarium: Tel 861-2537. to bury a Union soldier,
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
∑ auduboninstitute.org/ he volunteered that he
visit/insectarium would be “very happy to
bury them all.” At noon
This architectural land- on St. Patrick’s Day, a
mark is home to the mass is attended by
Audubon Insectarium, most Catholics as
a state-of-the-art inter- an important part of
active museum with the festivities held all
fascinating displays of The impressive tower of St. Patrick’s Church over the city.

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