Travel: In Albany, a true Gothic cathedral

Inside the Cathedral of All Saints (Episcopal) in Albany, New York. | Dennis Lennox

The Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, New York, is one of those American churches that makes visitors do a double take.

Tucked on a side street near New York’s state Capitol, the sandstone cathedral feels as though it belongs somewhere in England. Everything about it — from the flying buttresses and pointed-arch windows filled with stained glass to the intricately carved baptismal font — is medieval.

The seat of the Episcopal bishop of Albany was the first cathedral purpose-built for American Anglicans. Its cornerstone was laid in 1884 with Governor (and later President) Grover Cleveland in attendance.

The Lady Chapel at the Cathedral of All Saints (Episcopal) in Albany, New York, New York. | Dennis Lennox

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