| Grace Cathedral is the Cathedral for the Episcopal
Diocese of California. Grace Cathedral is located on the top of
Nob Hill at California Street & Taylor Streets. Grace Cathedral was built in
the Gothic style and represents this style of architecture both inside and outside.
One interesting feature the cathedral boasts are imitations of
two very famous bronze doors designed by Ghiberti. Ghiberti used the laws of
mathematics to create three dimensional effects on a two dimensional surface.
The original doors can be seen on the Baptistery in Florence
just across form Florence's Gothic Cathedral.
Grace Cathedral is on the top of one of the most scenic hills in San Francisco,
right along the California cable car line. The cathedral sees its fare share of
tourists for both the views and the doors. In my humble opinion, this cathedral in
just as impressive as some of the gothic cathedrals in Europe.
(And I've seen a few).
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