Fire-Damaged Cathedral Rededicated
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 | Updated 10:34 AM EST
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Columbia graduates line up outside St. John the Divine before commencement exercises. A fire damaged the cathedral in 2001.
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Almost seven years after a fire damaged two rare tapestries and destroyed a gift shop, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is fully open.
The cathedral, which can seat 6,000 people and sits on 13 acres, celebrated with a rededication ceremony on Sunday.
The fire in December 2001 also brought about heavy smoke and water damage. The thousands of pipes in the church organ had to each be cleaned.
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Posted Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 9:55 PM EST
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