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The architectural and interior redesign of Santa Maria Cathedral in Manado represents an extraordinary feat of phased construction and sacred heritage design. To accommodate a growing parish without disrupting continuous worship, a larger Neo-Gothic structure was constructed directly around the original cathedral building, which was carefully dismantled from within once the new outer shell was completed. The exterior showcases classic Neo-Gothic verticality, characterized by stone-textured cladding, soaring pointed arches, layered portal entrances, a delicate rose window, and twin bell towers topped with white domes and crosses. Inside, the sanctuary expands into a high-vaulted nave defined by sweeping white rib arches and classical columned aisles. Intricate stained-glass windows filter colorful daylight into the nave, illuminating a polished marble central processional aisle that leads directly toward a sanctuary altar backdropped by soaring stained glass panels.

The architectural and interior redesign of Santa Maria Cathedral in Manado represents an extraordinary feat of phased construction and sacred heritage design. To accommodate a growing parish without disrupting continuous worship, a larger Neo-Gothic structure was constructed directly around the original cathedral building, which was carefully dismantled from within once the new outer shell was completed. The exterior showca...