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La Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles/Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral
Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral |
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| Continent |
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North America |
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 United States |
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 California |
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 Los Angeles |
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 Los Angeles |
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Downtown |
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Grand Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Temple Street, Hill Street
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MAP |
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TYPOLOGY |
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Main |
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ARCHITECTURE | Religious buildings
Churches and places of worship
Parochial centres
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Additional |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for cultural activities
Conference halls
Residential buildings
Other residential buildings
Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Other architectural structures
Mausoleums, memorials, tombs
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1996
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Realisation |
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1998 - 2002 |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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| Michael Webb, "Nostra Signora delle Autostrade/A cathedral for the ages", Domus 853, novembre/november 2002, pp. 34-51 |
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| El Croquis 98, 1999 V [Rafael Moneo. 1995-2000], pp. 160-173 |
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| Michael Webb, "Una cattedrale di oggi/A cathedral for today", Domus 826, maggio/may 2000, notizie IX |
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"Rafael Moneo. Cattedrale di Nostra Signora/Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral. Los Angeles 1997", Casabella 677, aprile/april 2000 [Spazi sacri/Profane contemporaneità], "Architettura e progetti" pp. 8-23, 90-91
Rafael Moneo, "Costruire una Cattedrale/Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral", Casabella 677, aprile/april 2000 [Spazi sacri/Profane contemporaneità], "Architettura e progetti" pp. 10-11, 90-91 (8-23, 90-91)
Rudolf Schwarz, "Verità e realtà, forma e cosa", Casabella 677, aprile/april 2000 [Spazi sacri/Profane contemporaneità], "Architettura e progetti" p. 13 (8-23, 90-91) |
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| Archdiocese of Los Angeles, cardinal Roger Mahony |
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DIMENSIONAL
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site sq.m. 23,000 (acres 5,6)
total sq.m. 5,000 (sq.ft. 58,000) |
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| Nabih Youssef and Associates |
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
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| José Rafael Moneo Valles, Madrid |
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| David Campbell, Alberto Nicolau, Lori Bruns, Mariano Molina, Christoph Schmid |
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Leo A. Daly Architects
Nick Roberts, Jaime Garcia, John Williams |
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| Plastic models, rendering, visualization |
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| Juan de Dios Hernández, Jesús del Rey |
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Robert Graham (Virgin Mary)
John Nava (tapestries) |
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| Ove Arup & Partners, California |
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Inauguration 2 september 2002
People buried in the Cathedral's Crypt Mausoleum
Religious
- Bishop Juan Arzube
- Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, first Bishop of Los Angeles
- John Cantwell, first Archbishop of Los Angeles
- Bishop Thomas James Conaty
- Bishop Carl Anthony Fisher
- James Francis McIntyre, second Archbishop of Los Angeles
- Saint Vibiana, Patron Saint of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- John J. Ward, Auxiliary Bishop
Laity
- Bernardine Murphy Donohue, philanthropist and papal countess
- Robert Graham, sculptor
- Victor and Loretta Baron Mahony, parents of Cardinal Roger Mahony
- June Marlowe, actress
- Gregory Peck, actor
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Photos © Ideabooks, Schio (VI)
Courtesy by Ideabooks, Schio (VI)
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