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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Pittsburgh)

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since 1923. The exterior, with its big round-arched windows, is not otherwise specifically symbolic, but the interior is rich with paintings and
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and built in 1904. The First Congregational Church built the structure and used it until 1921, but it has been a
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Location of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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For Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, Florida, see
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List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Tarpon Springs, Florida)
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of metal and mosaic, with peacocks finely depicted on the
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Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Tarpon Springs, Florida)

Oakland
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
USA
40°26′40.08″N 79°56′59.91″W / 40.4444667°N 79.9499750°W / 40.4444667; -79.9499750
Thomas Hannah
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Pittsburgh) is located in Pennsylvania
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Thomas Hannah
Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh
Classical Revival
List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
Walter C. Kidney
Grecian
Ionic
portico
Greek Orthodox Church
mosaics
Christ the Pantocrator
iconostasis
Royal Doors
Mother and Child
fresco

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