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| | Books: "Glory in Gotham, Manhattan's Houses of Worship" by David W. Dunlap and Joseph J. Vecchione (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | It is a nice supplement to the "A.I.A. Guide to the Architecture of New York City, Third Edition," by Elliot Willensky and Norval White (see The City Review article), because its essays are generally longer than that superb guidebook's snippets. |
 | | Rather, we've chosen institutions that are notable for their art and architecture; for their narratives and sagas; for their presence on the civic and social scenes; and for the members of the clergy who've molded and guided them," the authors continued. |
 | | Moorish, Byzantine and Romanesque, it is an astonishing, almost hallucinatory, presence with dozens of arches and apertures in ample horseshoe shapes, sinuous ogees and delicate multifoils. |
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