Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


The Cathedral of Learning, Cleaned

A view of the Cathedral of Learning from Presbyterian Hospital. All the old dirt has been cleaned off, and the grand old lady looks new again. It’s impressive from any angle, but especially so from the west, where the carefully orchestrated symphony of setbacks dominates but does not intimidate the whole university district.

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  1. […] managed to create perfectly Gothic buildings with an Art Deco sensibility in every detail. His Cathedral of Learning is the most perfect Gothic skyscraper in the world; it’s organically Gothic, not just a […]

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