Monday, February 12
Wikipedia Oxymorons
Just ran across one particularly amusing one: a category webpage entitled "Presbyterian Cathedrals in the United States." (Think about it. Who sits in a cathedra?)
The deal is, East Liberty Presbyterian in Pittsburgh is sometimes colloquially called the Cathedral of Hope, despite belonging to a faith that makes an article out of not having bishops. Still, as repeat readers know, I have a great fondness for East Liberty, a Ralph Adams Cram masterwork which has an unusually distinctive tower, a modern Gothic extravaganza with more than a hint of the Thai pagoda to it. Though the real story, as I have explained before, is that it's actually a Gothic reworking of Cram's favorite skyscraper, the spiky Empire State Building. Funky. What a shame he never took a stab at doing a Gothic Chrysler Building. Not sure how you'd do that, but it'd sure be wild.
The deal is, East Liberty Presbyterian in Pittsburgh is sometimes colloquially called the Cathedral of Hope, despite belonging to a faith that makes an article out of not having bishops. Still, as repeat readers know, I have a great fondness for East Liberty, a Ralph Adams Cram masterwork which has an unusually distinctive tower, a modern Gothic extravaganza with more than a hint of the Thai pagoda to it. Though the real story, as I have explained before, is that it's actually a Gothic reworking of Cram's favorite skyscraper, the spiky Empire State Building. Funky. What a shame he never took a stab at doing a Gothic Chrysler Building. Not sure how you'd do that, but it'd sure be wild.
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