The Cathedral was built as a reduced scale replica of St. Peter's in Rome
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral的点评
点评:Here in Montreal, I discovered Mary Queen of the World Cathedral Basilica. This Basilica is the cathedral of Montreal, the seat of its archdiocese, and is the third largest church in Quebec. It was built between 1870 and 1894 as a reduced-scale replica of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and designated a national historic site in 2000. This similarity to St. Peter's was noticeable from the exterior with the statues of the patron saints of 13 parishes of Montreal, which are imitations of the statues of the 12 apostles on the façade of St. Peter's, in Rome. The building is 333 feet long, 150 feet wide, with a height of 252 feet, at the cupola. The cupola is 75 feet in diameter. I noticed more similarity at the altar, which was quite impressive; completely handmade with red copper and gold-leaf. As at St. Peter's, the altar is centered under the dome, with the ciborium, covering it and supported by twisted columns. This was intentionally created in 1900 in Rome as a reproduction of the 'baldacchino' in St. Peter's Basilica.
翻译:在蒙特利尔,我发现了世界之后圣母主教座堂。这座教堂是蒙特利尔的主教座堂,也是蒙特利尔总教区的所在地,同时也是魁北克省第三大教堂。它建于1870年至1894年间,是罗马圣彼得大教堂的缩小版复制品,并于2000年被指定为国家历史遗址。从外观上就能看出它与圣彼得大教堂的相似之处:教堂内有13个教区的守护圣人雕像,这些雕像仿照了罗马圣彼得大教堂正面十二使徒的雕像。教堂长333英尺,宽150英尺,穹顶高252英尺,穹顶直径75英尺。我在祭坛处也发现了更多相似之处,祭坛令人印象深刻,完全由红铜和金箔手工打造。与圣彼得大教堂一样,祭坛位于穹顶正下方,圣体龛覆盖其上,并由扭曲的柱子支撑。这是1900年在罗马特意建造的,旨在复制圣彼得大教堂的“华盖”。