Los Angeles is home to the first major cathedral to be built in North America in a century. But is the new cathedral ugly?
Could it be that Los Angeles' new, Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels will fail to be an archtiectural triumph? According to New Times L.A. critic Jill Stewart: "...In the sparest of terms, our new cement cathedral, created by renowned Spanish architect José Rafael Moneo -- best known for designing banks and airports -- is butt-ugly. It's oppressive. Fortress-like. And really, really ochre."
Thanks to New Times L.A.
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