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April 2003 St. John the Divine Cathedral The place that I chose to visit was St. John the Divine Cathedral, located on 112th Street and Amsterdam Ave., in New York City. I chose to explore this church because of an Art class that I had taken here at BCC. The class explored the many different styles of Christian churches that had been developed throughout history. The class learned about styles such as Justinian, Byzantine and Romanesque styled churches, as well as many others. The style that stood out to me the most was the Gothic style church. It was most appealing because it was the mostly decorated church that my professor frequently described as “ornate” and “overly dramatic”. The sizes of the churches that I had seen on many slides were huge and it was almost hard to imagine one in person. Toward the end of the semester, my professor told the class that the second largest, religious structure in the world was right here in New York City. I found this surprising because it seemed so unreal to me just in pictures, but to know one is right here in our city was amazing. I never made it to the church until just recently. Although I was so fascinated about the church I forgot all about it. I’m glad