The Florida star., 1902-11-21
HUGE CHURCH EDIFICE
Canon Bouillon's Plans For
Worlds Greatest Structure.
EIGHT YEARS SPENT IN DESIGNING

ty Million DoIlars-HOpes to See 1t
BuiIt In New York CIty-The Dome
40 Be an Imposing Feature.
Canon G.. Bouillon, primicier OF the
basilica of Ottawa, designer Of the
most elaborate ecclesiastical edifce in
the world, which he hopes may be
built in New York city at a cost or
not less than S2U.0O0.UO0, was visiting
friends in New York recently. While
at the parish house of the Church OF
Our Lady of LourdcS, in Brooklyn, lie
told Il reporter of the New York Times
Of his eight years work in preparation
for what he believes will be counted
thu greatest accomplishment OF his
long and active life. The Rev. Father
BuuillOn is one of the foremost church
men in Canada. as his title tells, and
an architect of about twenty-five
/ churches in the Dominion, including
the large cathedral al Ottawa.
The plans for the ccclesiaEtical build
ing he proposes for New York city
| have been left in the keeping of Rev.
| Father Henry Braudet. o. T., ut the
parish house. $50 Lexington avenue. 1t
| is the desire of the author that they
| be placed Oil exhibition III some public
| building. 50 that New Workers. partic-
ularly those who will be In a position
To aid in the movement TO secure funds
| necessary for the construction of the
cdiiicc. may inspect them. They are
| for structure which would SurpaSS
| in many ways the world famous st.
Peters of Rome and st. Sophia of Con
Stanrinople and. the Rev. Father BOuil-
I'bn says, would attract visitors from
every part OF the world.
| Father Bouillon was born near Que
bee and WAS educated At Ottawa and
at the University of Montreal, taking
his Theological course at the latter in
stitution. When Il lad III home, before
he was sent away to school, he drew
pictures with chalk and pencils, max
ing copies and drawings from original
subjects. his work usually being in the
line of designing houses.
| When he took up his theological stud
les and visited churches, lac took to
making architectural plans for cathe-
dralS. His study of the work was so
thorough and he developed such strik-
ing originality of general designs and
features that he was called upon for
| plans for many church buildings. Dur
ing all of this time ne travelled much,
going several times to England and the
continent. visiting all principal cities
and particularly the big cathedrals.
St Peters at Rome WAS Il peculiar i'll
spiration for him in his architectural
work. and when there and in COnstan-
tinuplp in 1883 he was first filled with
Il desire To design a church editiCe that
would excel the magnificent cathcdrals
i'll either of those cities. During eight
wears he revised his tentative plans
time and again. y few weeks ago he
ANNOUNCED the completion of the work,
which he confidently believes will be
known rs his greatest.
Describing his plans for the great
church building for New York. Father
Euuillou said that the structure will hc
more imp"Sin@ than any cathedral in
the world. The foundation and frame
work IL planned VIII cost lctwccn 81
luuUuCp and SI.uu0.uOO. III" dcCOrI-
tionS AND features of cmhcl!iShmcnt, all
nf which have been designed in great
detail 10y the author of the general
plan viii make the total cost ui tie
cuupl.',, I'll building about S2oUnouno.
The rrcdomiHHtiuG ana iInpu>iu- por-
tiru II the building. according 10 the
lpluuS. i the dome. which is 4uU feet
lMi-u inside and 5uU feet from The
-ruIu level L. the summit, upon
(which rests Il cupola having diauctcr
luf thirty feet II OF" tie vast dome
IWfl riS9 unintorr& SAME, .thuvc all "ud
la complete view credit tirc structure
lean nc had fruI.cluster OF fray. There
VII he eleven editorial taT sides. each
-, feet in diam in type i.r fr.t hi-h
Tie entire lengs fruT IL structure !
5oo feet and the Ear: i,n feet The
seats for The wur~ll'11-0,rS are 10 hr ar
RANGED in circles .a"u, ia, altar in IL,
center 81 d.. .'.... '."s'..
F"tn,.ns ........,.-'- plans r.l I"T G"r-
org5m VIII. w tSaic WORK. st win
truth in the rcpor"r"--A-'a Ih' H
{ er. Two negroes H.. 81 "'t ".'-A ~
e E's' ASIorgap;@ E,s.4e~, rsyre "r'
II .dAs.-ie ief pieces o.: ~'"r.ary both
aIy<d'>.ae OF the building. rep.
iheSgf1G saints. a--,.> nd other sym
Wells rlrr~. Thy rcou. = 20 I'" li-ht
i II "a .>,ycn wide rows OF windows
representing IL, SEVEN -.i,s tAat cn
tighten those Who believe.