St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minnesota.  I never get tired of photographing this building, both inside and out.  Built in 1905, Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, a French architect trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, was selected to design what we know today as the fourth Cathedral of Saint Paul.  The church is made of Granite stone from St. Cloud, MN

The Cathedral's most prominent feature is a 120-foot-wide dome made of curved steel beams, covered with a clay tile surface and overlaid with copper. A copper-clad lantern, approximately 30 feet tall, sits on top of the dome. From the base to the very top of the lantern, the Cathedral stands 306 feet tall.

I am working on getting some more pictures of the interior.  They don't allow tripods so it has been tough to get good shots in low light. 

 
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19 Comments on They don't build them like this any more

MAR
27
2008
178,524 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Wow Teresa, that's an amazing, beautiful building, and you have a gift for capturing that beauty!
5:46pm • #1
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Teresa, what type of digital camera do you use?  I've considered taking a photography class (don't see why they wouldn't count that as continuing ed, right? haha) and upgrading my current camera which is basically a point and shoot.  I use a Kodak DX7630 with a 6.1 megapixel capability.  I've always admired your photos even in dank, damp, dark foreclosure houses that you posted for The Man on the West Coast.

 

6:32pm • #2
181,010 Points Outside Blog
Very nice.  Looks like some type of DSLR but hopefully she will tell us.
7:10pm • #3
122,014 Points 22 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Stunning place and picture!  I was there a long time ago (mid 80s when my brother was teaching in the twin cities before moving to BC) and had forgotten how beautiful it is. Thank you!!
11:06pm • #4
MAR
28
2008
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Wow, Teresa, your photos are AMAZING!!!!!!  The colors are so rich, thelighting, Wow!
12:23am • #5
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sorry.  You asked what kind of camera, I should have put it in the post.  These were taken with a canon rebel which is a DSLR camera.
5:17am • #6
104,117 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Now, that is what a cathedral should look like, a little piece of Heaven.
10:55am • #7
MAR
29
2008
Amazing photographs Teresa!  Are they HDR composites?
3:15pm • #8
MAR
31
2008
Beautiful photos as always.  And it is a shame we no longer have craftsmen to build such wonderful buildings.
4:20am • #9
APR
02
2008
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Teresa - I'm in awe of your photos.  You capture the wonder and beauty of the architecture so well.  Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
11:17pm • #10
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Amazing! We have visited some very ornate cathedrals in Mexico..... but I like the style of this building a lot more. Very handsome.
11:52pm • #11
APR
03
2008
279,578 Points 29 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog
Teresa, simply stunning photos of a architectural jewel!  We don't have many historic landmarks here so I always love visiting your blog!
9:27am • #12
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17
2008
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Absolutely --- GORGEOUS photos --- and architecture, of course. Thanks for sharing a little bit of Minnesota with us back east.... Makes me want to visit!
8:20am • #13
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22
2008
576,361 Points 47 Featured Posts Outside Blog

What a stunning cathedral.  You really capture the beauty and detail in your pictures.  Thank you for sharing with us.  I always enjoy seeing your photos.

 

5:47pm • #14
APR
23
2008
186,711 Points 19 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog

Hi Teresa...I saw the pictures and thought they were stunning.  Then I noticed four others have already used that adjective because they are stunning!

Thank you,

Kathleen

10:32pm • #15
JUN
29
2008
255,117 Points 5 Featured Posts

Absolutely amazing pictures.  Thanks for the info on your lens.  Just curious what model of camera are you using?

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

 

 

7:28am • #16
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Myrl - These were taken with a canon XT, and entry level DSLR camera and my favorite lens the Canon 18-55mm Similar results can be achieved with any DSLR camera and with some of the high end point and shoot cameras.

7:47am • #17
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Teresa, I can understand your love of this cathedral.  It's absolutely beautiful.  Great pictures too.

6:02pm • #18
JUL
27
2008
2 Featured Posts

I'm guessing you don't go ANYWHERE without that camera :)  Do you sell pics as a second hand job? You really have a natural talent.

10:52pm • #19

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