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Sydney's St. Mary's Cathedral (St Mary's Cathedral)
St. Mary's Cathedral (St Mary's Cathedral) is the spiritual home of Sydney's Catholic community. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Sydney , Sydney, the first Catholic church built in the site. Is Australia 's largest and oldest religious building in the corner of College Street and Prince Albert Road , which is opposite Hyde Park.
The cathedral was built by the local sandstone, "Gothic " architectural style is Europe's medieval cathedral architectural legacy. It was founded in 1821 , and the official Catholic priest came to Australia in 1820 , it is also known as the Cathedral of St. Mary Catholic Church in Australia mother (Mother Church of Australian Catholicism). In 1865 the construction of the cathedral was destroyed by fire. Reconstruction project began in 1865 , took 60 years to complete in 1928 . 1998-2000 , plus repair the church steeple. 107 m length of the cathedral , the nave 24.3 meters wide , 22.5 meters high ceilings , central tower 46.3 m , height of the front towers and steeples of 74.6 meters . St. Mary's Church imposing magnificent interior solemn. Marlowe church catacombs brother priests floor patterns, based on the theme of Genesis , mosaic made ​​of colored gravel , because the hand is very delicate and world famous. It is not only a precious legacy of the past is today an important part of the entire city and the spiritual and cultural life of the country .
Internal freedom to visit St. Mary's Cathedral is free, visitors entered the church, will immediately be infected by a solemn atmosphere.
(Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 16:30)