Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago)

Holy Name Cathedral was built in the Gothic revival architectural style while at the same time integrating motifs symbolic of the message of the modern Church. The church building is 233 feet long, 126 feet wide and can seat 1,110 people. The ceiling is 70 feet  high and has a spire that reaches 210 feet. Overall, the cathedral features motifs meant to instill an ambience of physically dwelling in the biblical tree of life. 

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, which were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.