St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne

The St. Patrick's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.

History

The church was built 1850-1868 in neo-gothic style is one of the largest in Australia and is dominated by the three towers up behind the Parliament building. Designed by William Wardell it is one of the most important churches in Australia. The cross-shaped building with two towers and crossing tower, whose architectural decoration is sold bright, based on European models and already points outside the magnificent interior design at.

In 1974, the church received the title of a papal basilica minor.

Equipment

The organ was built in 1962-1964 by the organ builder George Fincham & Sons Melbourne, and revised in 1996-1997 by the organ builder Australian Pipe Organs (Melbourne ) and expanded. In the instrument, a large part of an organ was re-used, which had been built by the Orgelbauen Robert Mackenzie and George Fincham in the second half of the 19th century. The instrument has 81 stops on four manual and pedal works.