The same architect who designed the Biltmore's swimming pool designed St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville. That wasn't a particularly promising recommendation, but it did make me curious.
The pamphlet says that the dome "is considered the largest free standing elliptical dome in North America."
The crucifixion with Mary and John looking on is a 17th century Spanish carving. I love it, and I'm dying to know how St. Lawrence got it. (It reminds me of the work of Master Paul of Levoca--the sort of thing you don't run across everyday.)
It turns out, the architect wasn't just some guy they brought in to make a swimming pool: Rafael Guastavino also did Grant's Tomb, the Great Hall at Ellis Island, Grand Central Station, Carnegie Hall, Duke Chapel, and many other things.
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