St Mary Cathedral San Francisco
(6 vote, 83.33% worth checking out)
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1111 Gough Street
San Francisco
CA 94109 6686
USA
coordinates: 37.7842674,-122.4254150
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Building names(s): St Mary Cathedral San Francisco
Architect/Designer: Angus McSweeney, Paul A Ryan, John Michael Lee, Pietro Belluschi, Pier Luigi Nervi
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Show on map & checkout the other sites nearby 1111 Gough Street
San Francisco
CA 94109 6686
USA
coordinates: 37.7842674,-122.4254150
open coordinates in google maps
open coordinates in apple map
Building names(s): St Mary Cathedral San Francisco
Architect/Designer: Angus McSweeney, Paul A Ryan, John Michael Lee, Pietro Belluschi, Pier Luigi Nervi
architect website:
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Completion date: 1970
function(s): cathedral, religious
2 comments/reviews
chris schroeer-heiermann says:
Mar 13, 2009
hello–if I may be so bold, the above-mentioned architects were certainly an important part of this project, but as far as I know, the head-architect was Pietro Belluschi. AND it was all made possible by the other team-member–the Italien engineer Pier Luigi Nervi.
LT says:
Jan 27, 2009
The hyperbolic parabolas used to design St Mary cathedral demonstrates when the designer has a good understanding of engineering principals, structural concrete can be used to form an elegant beauty . The cupola is 19 stories from the floor and supported by 4 corner pylons, each designed to withstand over 4500 metric tons of pressure. Each pylons is over 7m at it’s narrowest point, and extend u to 26m down into the bedrock.