Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, Catholic cathedral in Historic Downtown, St. Augustine, United States.
The Cathedral Basilica features Spanish mission architecture with coquina stone walls, curving bell gables, and clay roof tiles along Plaza de la Constitucion.
This structure, built between 1793 and 1797, stands as the oldest Catholic parish in the United States, following multiple previous churches destroyed by fires.
The interior displays murals by Hugo Ohlms from 1965, stained glass windows, and six religious relics embedded in the altar and sacristy.
The Cathedral opens Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 17:00, offering daily mass at 7:00 and guided tours throughout operating hours.
Three original coquina walls from 1797 measure two feet thick, incorporating Native American building techniques with modern concrete construction methods.
Location: St. Augustine
Architectural style: Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00
Phone: +(866)5078757
Website: http://thefirstparish.org
GPS coordinates: 29.89278,-81.31250
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:43
The neo-Moorish architecture developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, driven by European interest in oriental forms. This architectural movement combines Western building elements with Moorish decorative motifs: horseshoe arches, carved arabesques, geometric mosaics, and ornate stuccoes. This stylistic synthesis appears in a variety of structures, from places of worship to private residences, theaters, and city fortifications. The collection gathers representative examples from across Europe and beyond. In Marseille, the Alcazar Grand Theatre has displayed a façade decorated with oriental patterns since 1857. The Great Synagogue of Brussels, inaugurated in 1878, demonstrates the adoption of this style in Belgian religious architecture. In Germany, Drachenburg Castle near Bonn incorporates Moorish elements into a late 19th-century villa. The movement also reaches unexpected locations: Brighton’s Royal Pavilion blends Indian and Islamic influences for a British royal seaside residence, while rural farms in Hälsingland, Sweden, include ornaments inspired by this orientalist trend. From Pena Palace overlooking Sintra to the Justo Sierra Synagogue in Mexico city, these buildings exemplify the international spread of an architectural style that profoundly marked its period.
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