St. Paul’s Chapel in Manhattan, New York City Church Building Image, Architecture
St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City
NYC Religious Building, NY, USA – design by architect Thomas McBean, built by master craftsman Andrew Gautier
Jun 30, 2017
St. Paul’s Chapel in Manhattan
St. Paul’s Chapel New York City
This chapel has an incredible history that makes it truly an iconic NYC building.
Grand Opening of St. Paul’s Chapel, 1766:

Eight events that go to show how the chapel truly is an iconic New York City building
St. Paul’s Chapel in New York celebrated its 250th anniversary last year.
The chapel on lower Manhattan was once the tallest building in New York City.
Over the centuries the buildings around it grew taller, but the chapel was still the centre of major historic events. Modest in size but mighty in importance, the chapel survived the Great Fire of New York, welcomed the first president of the United States to worship, served as a sanctuary at the time of the 9/11 attacks and showed its support for people with all beliefs by standing against Trump?s travel ban this February.
Here are a few events that go to show how the chapel truly is an iconic New York City building.
1. Once it was the tallest building in New York City.
When St. Paul?s Chapel was built in 1766, it was the tallest building in New York City.
2. The chapel has its paragon in London.
St. Paul?s Chapel was in fact built on land granted from Queen Anne, and modelled...