What is Darth Vader's mask on this cathedral?

Mark BestBuddy | Sep 26, 2018 | Category: Cathedral

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Mario Stylianou | Sep 26, 2018

In the 1980s, while the Cathedral’s two west towers were under construction, the Cathedral held a design-a-carving competition for children. Word of the competition was spread nationwide through National Geographic World magazine. The third-place winner, Christopher Rader, submitted a drawing of that fearful villain: Star Wars’ Darth Vader. The fierce head was sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter, carved by Patrick J. Plunkett, and placed high upon the northwest tower of the Cathedral. (The other winner designs were a raccoon, a girl with pigtails and braces, and a man with large teeth and an umbrella.)

Fauna Navarre | Sep 26, 2018

Does the cathedral hold services regularly?

Frank H | Sep 26, 2019

Gargoyle "Sculpture of a grotesque being or animal on a building, often used as a waterspout" "Just as with bosses and chimeras, gargoyles are said to frighten off and protect those that it guards, such as a church, from any evil or harmful spirits." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle?wprov=sfla1

Gail Harvey | Sep 26, 2018

Occult symbols

Joanne Barker | Sep 26, 2019

What are the occult symbols in the cathedral, WHY are they placed in this cathedral‼️‼️‼️

Jeannine Rundell | Sep 26, 2019

When do bells toll?

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