Salt Lake City, UTAH - Cathedral of the Madelaine - Interior - 1943

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Salt Lake City, UTAH - Cathedral of the Madelaine - Interior - 1943: The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was completed in 1909 and currently serves as the cathedral, or mother church, of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. It is the only cathedral in the US under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene. The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake. It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is predominantly a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside tends more toward the Neo-Gothic. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. The interior of the cathedral was created under the direction of Joseph S. Glass, the second bishop of Salt Lake. Bishop Glass enlisted John Theodore Comes, one of the preeminent architects in the country, to decorate the interior of the cathedral. His plans for the interior were largely based upon the Spanish Gothic style. The colorful murals and polychrome were added at this time, as were the ornate shrines. The card's reverse contains the following invitation: "YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND UTAH'S CENTENNIAL IN 1947." This Linen Era postcard, published in 1943, is in good condition. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "CT Art Colortone. No. 3B-H1687. Desert Book Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. No. 843.