The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is the third largest cathedral (195,000 square feet) in the world and the first Catholic cathedral built in the Western United States in over 30 years. Representing the largest use of exposed architectural concrete in California, this landmark cathedral is the first seismically base isolated major new religious structure Spanish architect, Professor José Rafael Moneo has designed a dynamic, contemporary Cathedral with virtually no right angles. This geometry contributes to the Cathedral's feeling of mystery and its aura of majesty. The challenge in designing and building a new Cathedral Church was to make certain that it reflected the diversity of all people. Rather than duplicate traditional designs of the Middle Ages in Europe, the Cathedral is a new and vibrant expression of the 21st century Catholic peoples of Los Angeles. Just as many European Cathedrals are built near rivers, Moneo considered the Hollywood Freeway as Los Angeles' river of transportation, the connection of people to each other. The site is located between the Civic Center and the Cultural Center of the city.
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