St. Patrick's Cathedral Audio Guide
Explore St. Patrick's Cathedral with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
St. Patrick's Cathedral is a prominent Catholic cathedral serving as the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is a significant landmark located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
What you will hear
The Fifth Avenue Facade
Establishes the grand Neo-Gothic scale of the cathedral, focusing on the 329.5-foot spires and the intricate stone carvings of the main facade.
The Main Facade
Welcome to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the largest Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral in North America and a monumental white marble anchor on Fifth Avenue.
The Great Bronze Doors
Focuses on the massive entrance doors installed in 1949, featuring relief sculptures of saints important to New York's history.
The Relief of Saints
The main doors feature detailed bronze reliefs of six saints who hold a special historical connection to the city of New York.
The Gallery Organ
Features the massive pipe organ located in the gallery, one of two organs in the cathedral with a combined total of over 9,000 pipes.
The Organ Console
This complex command center allows a single organist to manage thousands of pipes, creating a sound that fills the massive marble space.
The Pietà
A significant work of art by William Ordway Partridge, this marble sculpture is one of the most visited shrines in the cathedral.
The Pieta Sculpture
Carved from a single block of white marble, this sculpture by William Ordway Partridge is three times the size of Michelangelo's version in Rome.
The Shrine of Mary
Framed by a classic Gothic arch, this quiet shrine offers a space for reflection away from the busy Fifth Avenue sidewalk.
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