Towering over Lafayette Square in the Historic District, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist's Gothic ... marble altar and stunning stained-glass windows. What's more, a Catholic ...

Bearing witness to centuries of history, these Gothic ... carved out of a single block of marble. Bernini's monumental pulpit, erected above the central altar, is another masterpiece of art ...

The north end of the building contains St. Mary's Chapel, a "Gothic gem," as one Jesuit described it, with a marble altar, oak pews, a carved oak ceiling, and a choir loft. A southern wing was added ...

The Catholic Heilig-Geist-Kirche (Church ... poor people A special eye-catcher is the central altar, which was built between 1728 and 1730 of marble by stonemason Antonio Matteo and with carvings ...