Amazing building and history, well worth a tour!
Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist的点评
点评:They give tours in summer months, but you have to inquire on off months to possibly get one. There were only 4 of us and I first inquired back in February 2024 about having a tour in September. I ended up in contact with the executive director of the foundation which now owns the church. He arranged a time for us to show up and that it would cost $20 a person to get an hour tour.
When we showed up, it turned out they were having generator problems and we would have to tour the Cathedral in the dark. But it was only for a few minutes and then the lights came back on. The executive director was the one who gave us the tour which turned out to be almost hours long. He showed us all over the interior and we were all very impressed with his abundant knowledge of the history of such a beautiful building. He even played one of the two organs for us. We ended up donation $25 a person for the tour. It was well worth it.
By the way, my friend's husband hadn't been eager to take the tour, but by the time we finished, he was very happy we had come.
翻译:他们在夏季提供游览服务,但您必须在非夏季询问才有可能参加。我们只有 4 个人,我第一次询问是在 2024 年 2 月,询问 9 月份是否有游览服务。我最终联系了现在拥有教堂的基金会的执行董事。他为我们安排了到达的时间,并且每人 20 美元可以进行一小时的游览。
当我们到达时,发现他们的发电机出了问题,我们不得不在黑暗中参观大教堂。但只持续了几分钟,然后灯就亮了。执行董事带我们参观了整个内部,结果几乎持续了几个小时。他带我们参观了内部,我们对他对如此美丽建筑历史的丰富了解印象深刻。他甚至为我们演奏了两架风琴中的一架。我们最终为这次旅行每人捐赠了 25 美元。非常值得。
顺便说一句,我朋友的丈夫本来不太想参加这次旅行,但当我们参观完毕时,他很高兴我们来了。