St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church

We at the NYCCP have a weakness for Byzantine revival architecture, and St. Bart’s has it in spades. Its low rise dome on Park Avenue, overshadowed by the Waldorf-Astoria, it is perhaps one of the most visitor-friendly churches. And with good reason.

A dome, an altar and then there are the chapels

Off the bat, we have the elaborate narthex greeting and then as an appetizer, the side Mary’s chapel. It then opens into the magnificent main church and its elaborate altar and dome.

If the main church isn’t impressive enough, there is a small chapel in which only two or three people fit. Occupied by a human-sized angel, it is one of the most special chapels you can find in the city.

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