- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cathedral of St. Philip
- Creator:
- Sanders, Darby Carl
John Phelan - Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Cathedrals--Georgia--Atlanta
Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Anglican church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Towers--Georgia--Atlanta
Gothic revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Atlanta
Tracery (Architecture)--Georgia--Atlanta
Episcopal Church--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Decoration and ornament, Gothic--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Francis Smith's career culminated in projects for the Cathedral of St. Philip on Peachtree Road, including the Mikell Memorial Chapel (1947), Hall of Bishops (1955), and the cathedral itself (1960-63), the latter two projects in association with Ayers and Godwin.
Photograph of the detail of the bell tower, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia. Two identical arched openings in the tower include geometric tracery at the tops. Horizontal wood slats cover the openings. This Gothic revival cathedral serves as the seat of the Diocese of Atlanta, which comprises approximately 100 Episcopal congregations in north Georgia.
Architect Francis Smith's career culminated in projects for the Cathedral of St. Philip on Peachtree Road, including the Mikell Memorial Chapel (1947), Hall of Bishops (1955), and the cathedral itself (1960-63), the latter two projects in association with Ayers and Godwin. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/francis-palmer-smith-1886-1971/m-1830/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Darby Carl Sanders, New Georgia Encyclopedia
John Phelan / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Photograph by John Phelan - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/francis-palmer-smith-1886-1971
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights: