{"id":4641,"date":"2010-05-13T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T19:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=4641"},"modified":"2016-02-17T13:19:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:19:35","slug":"top-5-nyc-churches-st-pauls-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/13\/top-5-nyc-churches-st-pauls-chapel\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 New York City Churches: St. Paul\u2019s Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo of St. Paul's Chapel<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The latest issue of our Top 5 New York City Churches was devoted to the Riverside Church<\/a>. Today you’ll discover the #2 of our top: the St Paul’s Chapel. One of the most indelible images of downtown Manhattan in the days following the attacks of September 11th was that of the dust covered St. Paul\u2019s Chapel<\/strong> standing defiantly in what was once the shadow of the World Trade Center.\u00a0 The quant chapel, located literally steps from the footprint of the towers survived the attack remarkably unscathed. Images of the\u00a0New York<\/a>\u00a0chapel quickly gained recognition around the world as a symbol of fortitude and strength during the city\u2019s greatest tragedy. The church\u2019s role in 9\/11 tells only a small fraction of the chapel\u2019s history, one dating all the way back to 1766.<\/p>\n

St. Paul\u2019s Chapel is Manhattan\u2019s oldest public building in continuous use and the island\u2019s only remaining colonial-era church.<\/strong> On April 30th, 1789 George Washington worshipped at the chapel on the day of his presidential inauguration. Today a painting depicting the Great Seal of the United States sits above the pew supposedly used by Washington. The building was named a national historic landmark in 1960<\/strong>, and for good reason. A unit led by officer Alexander Hamilton drilled in the chapel\u2019s yards during the American Revolutionary War, and the structure survived the Great New York City Fire of 1776 that burned much of the are around Wall Street.<\/p>\n

Architecturally, the structure recalls many period churches in England, crafted in the Georgian style. The most notable aspect of the chapel is its survival as a modest place of worship amongst the giants of modern architecture surrounding it in Downtown Manhattan. For three hundred years the neighborhood has changed and transformed in myriad ways, yet the chapel remains an important and vital site for the residents, tourists and workers that fill its pews every day.<\/p>\n

New York Habitat has dozens of\u00a0vacation rentals available\u00a0this spring season throughout Manhattan<\/a> and especially\u00a0in Lower Manhattan. Below are a few interesting apartments to help get your search started:<\/p>\n

– This 2-Bedroom rental apartment in Soho (NY-11159)<\/a> features hardwood floors, an open layout and modern New York stylings.<\/p>\n

– This studio vacation rental apartment in Tribeca (NY-5400) <\/a>features 2 sleeping alcoves, a mezzanine level and occupies the entire 4th-floor of a pre-war building.<\/p>\n

– This 1-bedroom vacation rental accommodation in Tribeca (NY-12061) features exposed brick, exposed wood beams, a large skylight and a renovated kitchen.<\/p>\n

Come back next week to learn more about the St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral, #1 of our\u00a0Top 5 New York City Churches<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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