The Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, a New York landmark built in 1851 by Richard Upjohn, burned Sunday night in a fire after more than 700 parishioners celebrated Easter, reports NBC New York. Originally known as Trinity Chapel, the cathedral was created as satellite location for Trinity Church at Wall Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, also designed by Upjohn, after parishioners began to settle farther from the original location. The church was later joined by a Clergy House and the Trinity Chapel School in an ecclesiastical complex, but in 1943 the chapel and neighbors were sold to the Serbian Orthodox Church. The cathedral, stretching between 25th and 26th Street, was nearly 180 feet long, and had one of the largest hammerbeam roofs in the city. The New York Landmarks Conservancy partnered with the church for a 2002-03 restoration of the building's facade and roof. The four-alarm fire that was contained by Monday morning is under investigation as suspicious.
The landmarked Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava on W 25th St. had one of NY's largest timber hammerbeam roofs. pic.twitter.com/DL2kZmQkTI
— Theodore Grunewald (@TedGrunewald) May 2, 2016
Otra vista de la operación del @FDNY esta noche en la calle 25 y #Broadway #Manhattan: pic.twitter.com/ohnJGrWiZx
— Ciudad de Nueva York (@nycgob) May 2, 2016
Horrible, Horrible fire at Presbyterian in Flatiron... #roof #nyc #fire #church pic.twitter.com/mdDPQXtwmg
— The Petty Duke Show (@theeclarkjones) May 1, 2016
