Nov 27, 2008 1:10 pm US/Eastern
Cathedral Of St. John To Be Rededicated After Fire
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine re-opened their nave to the public after a $16 million visual rebirth.
CBS
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Upper Manhattan will be open from end to end for the first time since its restoration following a devastating fire.
The damage included several ancient tapestries and its 8,500-pipe organ.
A celebratory rededication is planned for Sunday at the Gothic Episcopal cathedral.
The entire length of the 601-foot-long building will be open. A temporary wall had halved the cathedral, concealing the scaffolding set up for the restoration work that got under way in 2003.
The fire originated in the gift shop on Dec. 18, 2001.
At Sunday's celebration, the restored 98-year-old Skinner organ will be played for the first since the fire.
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