Cathedral Trivia

 

How many stained glass windows are there in the upper level of the Cathedral?
(answer: 55)

How many stained glass windows are there in the lower level of the Cathedral?
(answer: 26)

How ever do they get up there to change those ceiling lights?
(answer: they're changed via a catwalk that is inside the attic)

During the restoration, how many decks of scoffolding did they need to construct?
(answer: 14 decks to the roof line and 31 decks to the steeple tops.)

How old is the steeple bell? Where was it made? How much does it weigh?
(answer: The steeple bell was cast in 1900 in Baltimore, MD and weights 4,730 lbs.)

What about the hardware on the bell? How much does that weigh?)
(answer: The hardware alone weighs 2,300 lbs.)

What are the dimensions of the Cathedral Bell?
(answer: The diameter is 59.5 inches. It's 49.75 feet tall. It's hung 96 feet above the ground.)

How tall are the Cathedral's steeples? What about the crosses on top?
(answer: The steeples tower 207 feet in the air and the crosses add another 214 feet.)

How high are the Cathedral's ceilings inside? How tall are the roof peaks outside?
(answer: The ceilings are 66 feet high. The roof peaks are 96 feet high.)

Exactly how long is the center aisle of the Cathedral?
(answer: 114 feet.)

How tall are the transept windows showing Christ's Ascension into heaven?
(answer: 28 feet high.)

How tall are the nave and apse windows?
(answer: 24 feet high.)

What's the diameter of The Rose Window?
(answer: 20 feet.)

What's the combined square footage of the upper and lower floors?
(answer: More than 28,000 square feet.)

How many slates and copper nails did it take to cover the Cathedral roof?
(answer: 45,000 slates and 90,000 copper nails.)

How many pieces of terra cotta decorate the Cathedral? What about terra cotta gargoyles?
(answer: 1,000 pieces of terra cotta and 16 terra cotta gargoyles in the steeples.)

Donations for the upkeep of this beautiful edifice are greatly needed and appreciated. They may be placed in the depository in the rear of the church or mailed to:

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
222 East Harris Street
Savannah, GA 31401