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In our previous article we took a brief look at the 250 years it took to construct the Metropolitan Cathedral. Floods and a muddy building site were just two hurdles in construction. Finally, by 1815 the cathedral had taken on the basic look it still has today. The final building is 180 feet wide and 360 feet long with two bell towers and 150 windows. There are five naves, 51 vaults, five [url=http://www.rtnagel.com/louboutin.php]louboutin pas cher[/url] altars, sixteen chapels, 74 arches, 40 columns and three main portals.
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