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St. Bartholomew's Church

St. Bartholomew's Church Review

Known to locals as St. Bart's, this handsome 1919 limestone-and-salmon-color brick church represents a generation of Midtown Park Avenue buildings long since replaced by modernist behemoths and contemporary glass-and-steel towers. It's a pleasant surprise to stumble upon its triple-arched Romanesque portal and see the intricately tiled Byzantine dome set against the skyscrapers, and then have a bite at its popular outdoor café open in good weather. St. Bart's also sponsors major music events throughout the year, including the summer's Festival of Sacred Music, with full-length masses and other choral works; an annual Christmas concert; and an occasional organ recital series that showcases the church's 12,422-pipe organ, the city's largest. The church has been associated with VIPs in many capacities, including weddings.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 325 Park Ave., at 51st St., Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022 | Map It
  • Phone: 212/378-0222; 212/378-0248 for concert information
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., and Sat. 9-6, Sun. 7:45-6, Wed. 9-8:30. Tours leave Sun. after services (around 12:15)
  • Website: www.stbarts.org
  • Subway: 6 to 51st St./Lexington Ave.; E, M to Lexington-3rd Aves./53rd St.
  • Location: Midtown

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