Roaming St. Louis: Cathedral Basilica inspires awe, new book

Cathedral Basilica
The mosaics contain 41.5 million pieces of glass and took 76 years to create Photo credit Scott Jagow

In this edition of Roaming St. Louis, KMOX host Scot Jagow visits Central West End's Cathedral Basilica, an internationally renowned church with the Western Hemisphere's largest mosaic collection. He's joined by John Guenther, author of a new book about the cathedral. Listen below.

Cathedral Basilica
The cathedral was built between 1907 and 1914. Photo credit Scott Jagow
Cathedral Basilica
Photo credit Scott Jagow
Cathedral Basilica
John Guenther is an architect who has also written a book about the Gateway Arch Photo credit John C. Guenther
John Guenther
John C. Guenther Photo credit Scott Jagow
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