The Cathedral of Christ the Light is a beautiful and modern cathedral in Oakland, California. It replaced the old cathedral that was damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Not only does it serve as a church, but it also is made up of a health services center, conference center, and a mausoleum.
Santiago Calatrava, of Valencia, Spain, designed the cathedral, and its design won the hearts of the judges at the Catholic Cathedral Corporation of the East Bay. It costed 172 million dollars to complete.
The whole cathedral also surprisingly houses a cafe, bookstore, public plaza, and a garden. I would love to go to this beautiful cathedral someday. Its architecture and prime superiority makes it an amazing church in my eyes and the most modern church I have seen!
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