Metropolitan Cathedral
The 1960s concrete crown at the top of Hope Street, glowing blue inside from the lantern.
Known locally as Paddy's Wigwam, the Catholic cathedral is a circular space under a lantern of coloured glass that floods the interior with blue and gold light on a bright day. The crypt beneath, built for an earlier abandoned cathedral, is a different world of brick vaults. Free, and a fifteen-minute walk from its Anglican rival along Hope Street.
When it works
Indoors, so the weather does not matter. Best morning, afternoon.
Good for going solo, a first visit and step-free visits.
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