Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco)

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral renowned for its striking saddle-shaped roof and innovative 20th-century architectural design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
modernist building
address 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, California
alsoKnownAs New St. Mary’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
Saint Mary’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral NERFINISHED
architect Angelo Di Tommaso NERFINISHED
Pier Luigi Nervi NERFINISHED
Pietro Belluschi NERFINISHED
Vincent Raney NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Brutalist architecture
Modernist architecture
bishopSeatOf Archbishop of San Francisco NERFINISHED
capacity about 2500 people
completionDate 1971
consecrationDate 1971
country United States of America
dedicatedTo Assumption of Mary NERFINISHED
Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
denomination Latin Church NERFINISHED
diocese Archdiocese of San Francisco NERFINISHED
groundbreakingDate 1967
hasFeature central lantern cross
freestanding bell tower
large stained-glass windows
pipe organ
hasParishStatus parish church
height approximately 190 feet
isCathedralOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco NERFINISHED
liturgicalFunction cathedral church
locatedIn Archdiocese of San Francisco NERFINISHED
California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco
material reinforced concrete
neighborhood Cathedral Hill NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive modernist silhouette in San Francisco skyline
innovative 20th-century architectural design
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
replaced Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
roofShape saddle-shaped roof
roofType hyperbolic paraboloid
usedFor Mass
archdiocesan ceremonies
civic events
concerts
sacraments

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Pietro Belluschi notableWork Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco)