St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)

Today's St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue in New York City is the third church, which was founded in 1835 Episkopalgemeinde.

History of the building

The first church of 1835 stood at Lafayette Place, her only a part of the eastern wall is obtained, which is integrated in a newer building. The second, completed in 1872, the church was standing on Madison Avenue and 44th Street. As this was dilapidated, instructed the municipality Bertram Goodhue to build a new church on Park Avenue. The first, built in 1902 Portal of the second church, the work of Stanford White whose role models probably from the south of France, either from the Abbey Church of Saint- Gilles ( Gard) or from Arles was thereby set to the new site and built the new church building behind. The building in the style of Neo-Romanesque was completed in 1930 and cost a total of 5.4 million dollars.

The church today is like a medieval relic of houses in Manhattan, crowned by a dome in the Byzantine style, which is actually golden. This church is known for its performances of classical music, especially of choral and organ works. Very popular are the jazz Christmas concerts, which are listed here every year.

Sideview

Side entrance

Chapel room

View of the sanctuary

Equipment

The organ system in St. Bartholomew's consists of three instruments: the Chancel organ, the organ and the Celestial Gallery organ. 1970-1971, the instrument of the organ builder Aeolian - Skinner ( Boston) was last reorganized comprehensively. It has a total of 163 registers (about 12,400 ) pipes, playable on five manuals and pedal.