Just Off Fifth: The Cathedral of St. Nicholas at 15 East 97th Street
Posted on July 17, 2017 by — No Comments
One of the most flamboyant ecclesiastic structures in Manhattan, the small but elaborately massed Cathedral of St. Nicholas at 15 East 97th Street brings an unexpected echo of the Arbat to the Upper East Side. Criticized when built as “ugly and freakish” by the architectural critic Montgomery Schuyler, it is at least as striking as… Continue reading