Constructed between 1881 and 1889, the American Cathedral in Paris was designed by George Edmond Street, a leading Gothic Revival architect. Officially known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, the construction began in the late 1870s when Reverend John Brainerd Morgan purchased the land necessary to accommodate American Episcopal worshippers in Paris. (...)
Constructed between 1881 and 1889, the American Cathedral in Paris was designed by George Edmond Street, a leading Gothic Revival architect. Officially known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, the construction began in the late 1870s when Reverend John Brainerd Morgan purchased the land necessary to accommodate American Episcopal worshippers in Paris. Since its inauguration in 1886, the church has been in continuous use, with the exception of a period during World War II. Within the context of Parisian churches of the nineteenth century, the building is considered a masterpiece for its quality of construction and decoration, which has changed little over time. One of the church's most prominent features, triple lancet windows, installed before 1900 and embellished with lead stained glass windows, required significant conservation attention as the twentieth century drew to a close.
