Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco)

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral renowned for its striking saddle-shaped roof and innovative 20th-century architectural design.

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instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
modernist building
address 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, California
alsoKnownAs New St. Mary’s Cathedral
Saint Mary’s Cathedral
St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
architect Angelo Di Tommaso
Pier Luigi Nervi
Pietro Belluschi
Vincent Raney
architecturalStyle Brutalist architecture
Modernist architecture
bishopSeatOf Archbishop of San Francisco
capacity about 2500 people
completionDate 1971
consecrationDate 1971
country United States of America
dedicatedTo Assumption of Mary
Blessed Virgin Mary
linked to: Virgin Mary
denomination Latin Church
diocese Archdiocese of San Francisco
groundbreakingDate 1967
hasFeature central lantern cross
freestanding bell tower
large stained-glass windows
pipe organ
hasParishStatus parish church
height approximately 190 feet
isCathedralOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
liturgicalFunction cathedral church
locatedIn Archdiocese of San Francisco
California
San Francisco
material reinforced concrete
neighborhood Cathedral Hill
notableFor distinctive modernist silhouette in San Francisco skyline
innovative 20th-century architectural design
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
replaced Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral
rite Roman Rite
roofShape saddle-shaped roof
roofType hyperbolic paraboloid
usedFor Mass
archdiocesan ceremonies
civic events
concerts
sacraments

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Pietro Belluschi notableWork Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco)