Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis | Interior Chronicles ⛪✨

Architectural Masterminds 🏗️🎨 George D. Barnett designed the cathedral’s core structure (1914), including the unbuilt northern circular sacristy 🏛️. He also created: The baldachino (main altar) 🪔 Lower-level mosaics (installed by NYC’s Gorham Company in 1916) 🖼️ Blessed Sacrament Chapel mosaics (1916-1917, also by Gorham) George John Magualo later took over, completing the semi-circular sacristy and restoring WWII-damaged mosaics under Cardinal Ritter’s directive ✝️. Joseph Murphy (official cathedral architect) spearheaded a 7-year granite wall/roof restoration against water damage 💧🔨 and designed the Our Lady of Perpetual Help mosaic shrine. Mosaic & Stained Glass Wonders 🌈 Verner Burks, Jr. (design architect): Replaced faded stained-glass windows with mosaic replicas ☀️ Designed the Mosaic Museum structure 🖌️ Chevalier Aristide Leonori: Crafted the Blessed Virgin Chapel and All Saints Chapel mosaics (1912, by Tiffany Company ✨) Robert Frei: Designed all balcony stained-glass windows 🎭 Did You Know? ℹ️ The cathedral blends Byzantine revival + Romanesque styles 🏺 Tiffany mosaics use 24k gold leaf for celestial shimmer 💫 #ArchitectureLovers