Trinity church is located in Lower Manhattan where Broadway meets Wall Street and it is a registered National Historic Landmark. The Church of England’s New York community bought the land for the church’s construction in 1696. The first Trinity Church building was built in 1698 and destroyed in the Great New York Fire of 1776. A replacement building was constructed in 1790 and lasted until 1839 when it was deemed too weak after severe damage from snow storms. The third church structure remains today and was constructed in 1846. The building was designed by Richard Upjohn co-founder of the American Institute of Architecture.
The Gothic-revival style building has a 86 meter tall steeple and the exterior is covered with sandstone and adorned with Gothic spires, arches and pointed eves. All the spikes and peeks of the exterior design appear to point upward adding to the effect of the tall steeple. The church entrance has heavy bronze doors and above it is a beautiful rose window. The church interior is typical of the neo-Gothic style with a high ceiling and ornate decoration. Behind the altar is an elaborate stained glass window depicting Jesus and six disciples in brilliant colors. Outside the church is a tree sculpture created out of a giant sycamore tree which was destroyed during 9/11.
