Photos of St Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Church is located in downtown Melbourne and is the largest and tallest Catholic church in the southern hemisphere. 1. Architectural origin and style The church was officially opened in 1897, but the three Gothic spires above were not completed until 1939 to commemorate one hundred years of the Roman Catholic Church's mission in Victoria. The church is made of bluestone. The exterior wall is undulating and concave and convex. The color is dark gray and black. It is solemn, grand and eye-catching. The decoration is gorgeous but solemn, fully showing the architectural style of the Renaissance. It is said that the stones used in the construction were shipped from England by sea more than 100 years ago. At sunrise and sunset, the church is covered with a golden layer, which is very beautiful. 2. The wide water channel with steps of nearly 100 meters at the entrance turns to the entrance. It is a road of nearly 100 meters long. There is a wide water channel with steps in the middle. With the steps, several artificial waterfalls are formed. The bottom of the water channel is slate. There are also some biblical sentences engraved on it, and a hedge of many plants is planted on both sides. At the end of the road is a round pot with a round copper plate in the middle, engraved with crosses and divine beasts. 3. The semi-inclined "big bowl" goes up the stairs along the road. There is also a "big bowl" with a similar shape on the right-hand side. It is made in a semi-inclined shape. Introduce the middle canal. There is a slate in front of the square pool, on which is written the Gospel of John: "AnyonewhodrinksthewaterthatIshallgivewillneverbethirstyagain."4. At the entrance, there are two statues of Saint Catherine, a female believer, and Francis, a male saint. Near the door of the church, you can see two statues, the one on the left is a Saint Catherine, the female believer who held up the ring of thorns, was the one who took off the ring of thorns worn on Jesus' crucifixion head. The statue of the male saint in the monk's robe on the right is the birth Francis, looking up. 5. The dome in St. Patrick's Church, the colorful stained windows are dazzling. St. Patrick's Church is a traditional Latin cross structure. There are two entrances. If you happen to be doing mass, you cannot enter from the main entrance, and you need to use the side door instead. . Entering the church from the main entrance on the short side of the cross structure, through the arched aisle, the pointed arch dome with a height of more than 30 meters appears in front of you, supported by two rows of thick marble columns. The dome in the middle is different, like an upside-down boat, the spine is like the keel at the bottom of the boat, which is very distinctive. 6. The main altar of the main hall, the organ icons, inscriptions and various exquisite and gorgeous decorations. One end of the main hall is the main altar and the place for religious ceremonies, and there is a huge pipe organ above the other end. A variety of icons hang on the walls of the church, describing the six deceased archbishops of Melbourne, whose remains are in a dark corner of the church basement. If you are lucky enough to meet Mass, there will be a choir singing.