Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains

The basilica is a Greek revival structure.

St. Peter in Chains' striking single spire, made of pure white limestone, rises 224 feet above street level, which made the church the tallest man-made structure in the city for many decades. The columns are 33 feet  high, symbolizing the number of years in Jesus' life.

The interior of St. Peter in Chains is distinctly unique among Roman Catholic cathedrals in America, with its Greek-themed mosaics depicting the Stations of the Cross, its ornate Corinthian columns and its massive bronze doors. The crucifix is by Benvenuto Cellini, the murals by Carl Zimmerman and the mosaic in the apse is the work of Anton Wendling.

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains is a Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.  It is dedicated to Saint Peter's imprisonment and liberation. 

The church's cornerstone was laid on May 20, 1841, under the direction of then-bishop—later archbishop—John Baptist Purcell, and the church was formally dedicated on November 2, 1845, as the first large church west of the Allegheny Mountains.  On June 29, 2020, Pope Francis conferred the title of minor basilica on St. Peter in Chains.