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Often nicknamed Saint John the Unfinished, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and one of the largest church buildings in the world, despite never having been completed. Construction began in 1892, when Bishop Henry Codman Potter laid the cornerstone, and after more than a century the towers, south transept and a planned central spire still stand unbuilt. The long timeline left its mark on the architecture. The original ...