Christmas Day Random Shots

Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral

Empire State Building tower lights in red/green/green (north/south sides) in celebration of Christmas, and blue/white/blue (east/west sides) in celebration of Chanukah

Upper Eastside home

Macy's

Madison Avenue Baptist Church located at Madison Avenue at 31st Street

New tree planted in front of Madison Avenue Baptist Church on Christmas eve to replace the old tree that was knocked down by a truck last spring.

Rockefeller Center's Atlas

Atlas is the two-ton statue at Rockefeller Center, directly across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center located at 630 Fifth Avenue. The sculpture depicts the story of Atlas from Greek mythology in which Atlas carries the heavens upon his shoulders as punishment for defying Zeus. Designed and cast in 1936 by Lee Lawrie and Rene Chambellan, the statue's exaggerated musculature and stylized body are characteristic of the Art Deco style. This photo was captured with the St. Patrick's Cathedral's geometric style of Gothic architecture as backdrop on March 20, 2011.  

SUNDAY MASS at SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL

On rare occasions, the main entrance of ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL is seen open. This is an image of the scene outside the cathedral earlier this afternoon after mass. 

St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest decorated Neo-Gothic-style Catholic cathedral in North America. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located at 51st Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, just across the street from Rockefeller Center.