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By: Ellie Candelaria and Angela Poerschke
= Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels =

== Every Diocese and Archdioese must have a "Mother Church," also known as a Cathedral Church. Cathedral is the Latin word for Cathedra, which means chair. This Cathedral was built by Rafael Moneo. It is built on a stucture that earthquake ground damage resistance. This building is twelve stories high and can hold up to three thousand people. It is built on a 5.6 acre site. In the church they have a giant organ. The organ frame is about sixty feet high and is placed about twenty-four feet off the ground. The organ contains one hundred five ranks of pipes. Some of the pipes were saved from St. Vibiana's Cathedral. Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels was formed from St. Vibiana's. St. Vibiana's was damaged in an earthquake in 1994. They then created Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels and made it earthquake proof. The Cathedral was created with the absence of right angles. ==