San Francisco Sights

Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption

#259 of 995 things to do in San Francisco

#5168 of 27279 things to do in North America

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  • Address
    • 1111 Gough St
  • Transport
    • 38, 49
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 415 567 2020
  • Price
    • admission free
  • Hours
    • 6:45am-12:10pm Mon-Fri, 6:45am-5:30pm Sat, 7:30am-1pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption

You might assume from afar that this 1971 concrete cathedral is a ship’s prow or witch’s hat. This behemoth started out as a modest proposal by a local architecture firm, but the archbishop read architectural criticism in his spare time and hired MIT guru Pietro Belluschi and Italian engineer Pier-Luigi Nervi to construct this sci-fi Catholic landmark. Say what you will about the exterior, but the honeycomb ceiling has great acoustics for organ recitals.

 

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