Cathedral Church of The Redemption (C.N.I.)
Colonial cathedral with a dome and Palladian arches, built to stay cool in fierce summer heat.
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This guide to the Cathedral Church of the Redemption in New Delhi follows the making of the Viceroy's cathedral for the new imperial capital, from Lord Irwin laying the foundation stone in 1927 to the gifts of a silver cross from King George V and marble work from York Minster. It traces architect Henry Medd's path from working under Edwin Lutyens to modeling this dome and its Palladian arches on a Venetian church, built to hold cool air through Delhi's summers. Look up at the arches above you while you listen; the pipe organ alone took most of the fifty-thousand-rupee budget.
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