The Nave and Windows
The soaring nave and its stained glass, including the Human Endeavor windows with modern scientists and thinkers.
Grace Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral on San Francisco's Nob Hill with gilded doors cast from Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise and two labyrinths, one inside and one out, to walk in quiet.
Grace Cathedral crowns Nob Hill, a Gothic cathedral in concrete finished in 1964. Its front doors are cast from Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise in Florence, its windows mix medieval styles with portraits of modern figures like Albert Einstein, and its AIDS Interfaith Chapel holds an altarpiece by Keith Haring.
It's also known for its two labyrinths, one woven into a carpet-like stone floor inside and one in terrazzo outside, which visitors walk slowly as a moving meditation.
- Best Time
- Year-round
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Cost Level
- $$$$
- Open
- Sightseeing Monday–Saturday; services every day. Check gracecathedral.org for times
- Getting There
- On Nob Hill; the California Street cable car stops at the door.
What to See
1 of 3 are freeThe Labyrinths
Walk the outdoor labyrinth any time, or the indoor one during opening hours.
AIDS Interfaith Chapel
Keith Haring's last major work, a bronze triptych covered in white gold.
Know Before You Go
- Sightseeing has a fee; it's free if you come for a service or to pray.
- Choral Evensong on Thursday evenings is free and beautiful.
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