A French Gothic Style Church made in 1824 was the next church on our walk down 5th Avenue. Very intricate indeed.
The juxtaposition of this french gothic style church, sandwiched between two very modern up and down gleaming skyscrapers was extraordinary. At one point, the idea of the tall churches was to show the glory of God, towering over the secular world. And now? You have a bank on the left and a giant mall on the right. And a balding man in front at the bottom of the photograph but that’s just an accident. 
Look at the entrance. Bloody imposing, with the American Flag. 
Extraordinary window. I was reminded of a kelp bed exposed on the shoreline when the tide is out. 
A rather blunt steeple. Its almost like they wanted to build it higher but then gave up when the money ran out and squared it out. But see the similarities with Notre Dam in Paris? Similar squared off towers. 
This corner stumpy tower looks almost like it was built with some left over stone as an afterthought. 
Beautifully carved statues line the facade. Presumably the great and good of Catholic Christianity. 
A close-up of this absolutely stupendously beautifully carved window. And in stone, no less. No iron work. Beautiful work. 
A very very imposing entrance. With highly carved figures set in niches with two huge giant doors. 
St. Thomas presumably. 
Another view of the facade. Looks a bit lopsided to me. 
Its a long building and the lopsidedness is even more evident here. But still, quite an imposing building. Here is the slideshow with some more photographs.
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