2016-12-21 11:55:01 Fr:16C038 Sq:21115501

New York City - 2016 December 20 - 29 - Cathedral Church of St John the Divine
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The choir parapet of notable figures from each century since the birth of Christ here we see, from right to left: 14xx Christopher Columbus, 15xx Galileo, 16xx Shakespeare, 17xx George Washington and 18xx Abraham Lincoln. The parapet was installed in 1922 and they left the last niche empty until the century had ended.