Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-19

II occupies three city blocks, bounded
by iloth and li3th street 10 north
and south, aud Corntngside Drive and
Amsterdam avenue to east ana west
TN. cathedral Itself b. y cruciform
structure 52o feet long, lG5 feet wide
across nav" and aisles, 28S feet wide
actoHs transepts. having two western
towers in ANGLES mad. by arms OF the
cross With a central tower aud spirr
plan. 4 on q pasc 100 feet square and
r"ar'rg its nnsl cross tu a height ot
80 feet ~ the great dome uf the
crossing dominates the Interior 50
80. iofb tower. soaring from the
lcdecs of MorinRsidc Heights Viii
domiuat, the cNtrri"r
some idea or the ~" ni the oalhcd-
81 ls TO be- ga.u"d trom comparison
nith 90 h"r totHhlr cathrdrNs. The
central io"Dt "G Trinity onurcp. Ros-
ton. hiti'rtp ihv must mtssiN IN
imcrira. could stand within - IoSn's
crossing ana iclttc three quarters uf
its area bare. Tho domr h. uf almost
cplal span With that of tn, mospu,
o' - So,.1io 40 Constantinoplr aud
r'frlN iOo .cot higher IN. dome OF
n.
hu J& fr,. lower Tho rrtunds pf
u, capitol 80 Washington ~ uf tue
s'ue suporn"al area. bat th. ceiling
.'''ds i>l irot above th. noor and
thar "f 80 Iohu'- l,s feet
th' ttu1 superficial arel eff -
.i tn. greatest of all .athcdtaIs.
b. go "'t touti, feet. % litt. less tnau
o"ub'o t,u rf the next largest. at
S"'i.. St.in. which hls tsiOpp
Third comics th, puomu a Milan.
Wth lU, 600 square feet aud fourth
- JuhAs. With pa. .5o other uutn.
blv rhurch's ave cologne cathedral,
Hl,tGt, 81 paul~. London NI.Nga.
St ~ophD,. C"nstantinopl.. 90 oon.
Not, Dame. paris. 6ilo> W,stmius.
t"t Abbey. Gl,i2a.
tn construction is oy.ryWher, dc
signed for Ul tn, ages Tho outer
walls ore ot cream colorpd granite
from Lak" Mohcgan. y V. faced IN.
side with beautiful soft. bun lime
stone from Froatcnnc. Minn The
gr1inod vaults above tho choir VIII
hc hrillianl VITA primary colois. ana
the iufy dom" ot M, crossing Nlu
liHzo With musia,s and gold At H.
tour CORNERS stand four masonry piers.
upportlng the ceiling OF The dome
and The weight ~ the tower above
Each nf them rs - feet square. its
load i~ 3i,1iN.0IU pounds and II
sialds On concrete foundations hDd-
d'd forty feet below in the living
rock. lmpinRing upon the piors. and
now visible in All photographs Of the
cathedral. but later To- b, completely
'nclosod bN the exterior walls. are
iour Tying buttressrs the heaviest
ever buli, which viii take up the
thrust uf the arches ana distribute
their load evenly on the piers. It
was not felt wis, in So savage cli-
mate as tlM ot the Atlantic coast to
'>posc them. constituting as thcy de-
the onlN guarantee of III. structural
Integrity oi the whole. to Ia. attacks
"f ta.n aaa rr"s, imp"rccptinla nj
ii.st but implacahly dcstrucpvc IN
the course of the centuries.
No iron ana no wood tx used In tho
framework of thu cathedral proper
Tio floors are 0f hollow uling. the
walls al hollow brick and the root
of tililg again with copper sheath
ins over an needed only for n weather
So 'c,n. An rlinorato heating ana
Ncniilatins plant &. alrcad, IN opef-
alton. Hidden cl"ctri, Sights viii rim
the arches OF the choir Win incu-
d,srenso. \ CLOSELY woven system -
telephone wires Vili connect th, vast
wing, Tor The use az is governing
clergy Ns tho choir NthdraVs lu
IN" rocessiona. he blended voices vil'
be- brought hack tn the knccling you-
gr"gation through souuding hurns.
with apt ratIt,s inside the wallis The
building wul n, as nearly imprrlSh-
able, indostruotible. ANA responsive
tp the needs That have called IL into
beng rs n has been possible Tor bu-
man ingenuity to mako L.