St. Marys Church

About this place

Taking inspiration from the cross, the architecture of the St. Mary’s Cathedral emphasizes both the vertical and the horizontal. As the eyes are drawn upward with the sweeping of the cupola, hearts are meant to uplift towards the heavens and God. The artistic nature of the St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco evokes a union between heaven and earth through the balanced simplicity that becomes possible through modern engineering. The hyperbolic parabolic creates a graceful flow upwards until it reaches 190 ft where the four corners meet in a cross. The cathedral measures 255 sq ft and is crowned with a 55 ft tall golden cross at its apex. To call on memories of historic mission architecture, red brick is used on the floor in sweeping patterns.