The dome contains sixteen windows, each with an apparently life-sized saint. The state of preservation, for the plaster, murals, and stencilling, is downright uncanny.
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A tribute to the treasure trove of ecclesiastical art and architecture in the Diocese of Toledo.
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The Toledo Diocese is uncommonly well stocked with domes. Back in western Pennsylvania, I can't recall a single domed Catholic church between Pittsburgh and Altoona.
Pittsburgh has several and Altoona one.
I wonder if it could be an influence from Chicago, where they're called "Polish cathedral style"?
"Polish cathedral style
I LIKE it!
Dziękuję!
;-)
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