Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane, Unfinished Roman Catholic cathedral site in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia.
The project included an 82-meter cupola and was designed to accommodate 4000 worshippers in a Renaissance architectural style inspired by St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Construction began in 1927 with a foundation stone ceremony attended by 35,000 people, but the Great Depression halted progress, leaving only the crypt completed.
Archbishop James Duhig envisioned this cathedral as a symbol of Catholic presence in Brisbane, planning it to be the largest church in the Southern Hemisphere.
The site was sold in 1982 for $6 million and transformed into Cathedral Place, an apartment complex at Wickham and Gotha streets intersection.
Benedict stone, a specific mixture of cement and crushed Brisbane tuff, was manufactured in a dedicated factory specifically for this cathedral construction.
Location: Queensland
Inception: 1935
Architectural style: Renaissance architecture
GPS coordinates: -27.46340,153.02900
Latest update: March 11, 2025 06:18
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