Exploring an Incredible Abandoned Cathedral
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2017
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That "Oh, my God!" when he entered the cathedral was like a compliment to the architect.
Yes, "Oh my God" is exactly why these cathedrals exist at all
Architect: that was *exactly* what birth was going for
I'm by no means a religious person, but it's a terrible shame for such an astonishingly beautiful building to be allowed to decay like this.
dude same. i still have such an appreciation for stuff like this.
In a city near me they turned an abandoned church in to a radio station. Looks amazing now. Shame the station has slowly started to move operations away.
Hard to say, this church decayed because too many people are "by no mean religious".
@Oh Yeah Yeah As an atheist you still adore mans attempt to find God.Let me tell you something even if we are wrong and their is a god.Which seems unlikely im sure he or she would not forget us.
Like being a vegetarian and appreciating a nice steak. Unless you truly have it you’ll never fully appreciate it... not even close
Just the fact that you don't overdramatise your explorations is a win.
so that intrusive music doesn't count as overdramatise to you i take it...
@@FARDEENKHANQWE123 it still has to be entertaining it adds atmosphere that's lost when you loose the dimension of directional hearing
@@FARDEENKHANQWE123 he's talking about the copycat Jake Paul explorers
@@precesionnoreaster1507 by intrusive i mean it was way too loud to the point that it was disturbing to me.if it was n't as loud maybe i'd have a different opinion.
@@FARDEENKHANQWE123 Oh I thought you meant it ruined it. I listen over speakers and not on headphones so I don't hear it
Utterly criminal to allow such a building to fall into such disrepair.
Unfortunately it takes a lot of money and contracts to keep buildings up to date and in good conditions. There aren't many ways you can reuse a church building without large money contracts and investors. This building, due to its size and location, will most unfortunately probably end up in worse decay and not be used again.
Brittany S thank god in the UK we have a thing called The National Trust which protects buildings such as this. Why this model is not replicated elsewhere in other 1st world nations is beyond me.
Agree...
Utterly criminal to build it in the first place
Lee Buco I’m not a religious person, but I do have a profound respect for religious architecture.
If a church is beyond repair, the artifacts ...stained glass windows,, wood, pews, pipes etc can be salvaged and repurposed in newly built or renovated church. Which is a better alternative than losing all that beautiful stuff to weather, decay and or vandalism.
Amen
If a church is beyond repair, the artifacts ...stained glass windows,, wood, pews, pipes etc can be salvaged and repurposed in for the homeless and poor for badly needed housing for Gods children.
REDHOTCHILIFARTS amen to that
You know I agree 100%. Not only are they being wasted, they are historical and would give new and existing churches a museum artifact....
Organs are so expensive. I am shocked that they just left it there to rot.
As a Catholic, I have to say that seeing a beautiful old church like this just lying abandoned and in disrepair like this just breaks my heart. I wish the city would do something to restore it, though I would greatly prefer to see it returned to the Albany diocese and returned as an active parish, seeing it restored as a historic building would be wonderful at least.
I too, am a Catholic and I love old Cathedrals and churches. There is something so mysterious about them. Especially the time period.
Institute of Christ the King handles these kind of restorations. I think so might FSSP. IDK about Sspx. Wish one of these orders would restore this place. It must have been so beautiful!
If only Vatican could use some of their trillions to take care of old churches.
I'd drive extra miles to attend a restoration like this over smaller churches. We've spread ourselves out and the special ones surface.
Amen
For the ppl that wonder where this building is "St. Joesph's Church in Albany, NY"
Thank you. How could this happened? In my country such a beautiful church never be given up for decay.
While religion itself is as dead and decayed as the buildings these guys explore and even though the childish notions of gods and other magic should be allowed to die along with them, buildings like this should not. They should be preserved on the sake of history and architecture alone.
@@vermilion7777 Sure. That's why religion and religious belief is on the decline and why atheism and nonbelief is the fastest growing group of "religious belief", especially in America according to every census and survey conducted in past two decades. And your argument that atheists don't procreate is so idiotic that I can't even dignify it with any proper response other than ridicule. You're truly a prime specimen for PeopleAgainstIdiots. You sir, are an idiot.
@@PeopleAgainstRetards Lol, yeah right. Argumentum ad hominem... lol... you should watch who you call an idiot... Why do you think that muslims will be the majority in europe in a few decades? Sekularists have
Russ Ormrod Well if society doesn’t do anything about it either
Old buildings always fill me with a sense of wonder. I feel connections with people long dead who have been there. I wonder about their lives and whether they wondered about future inhabitants of the space. Thanks for making these explorations and sharing them with the world.
Me too! When I was in Italy 🇮🇹 visiting my cousins, I was in awe of the beautiful old buildings. I wonder about the people who lived while those stunning buildings were built.
"We probably shouldn't do this."
" DO IT!"
donggggg**
.. haha I'm crying, best ending ever. Keep it up Bryan,Michael.
yeah i was diein laughin
That is an impressive looking building. What a shame that it is falling apart. They to not build buildings like this anymore. The architectural is just impressive. It is amazing on how they build those in the olden days. When was this Cathedral build ?
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Where is this church located in new york. Do you have the street address
... And the worst thing is ... I would have done the same, hahaha!
I liked that organ pipe as a didge too :D :p
THIS CHURCH NEEDS TO BE RESTORED
Agreed!
Agreed! Such a beautiful place with an enormous history inside need to be restored.
It would cost the national debt!
I agree!
Fire follows!
For the choir cathedral music at the beginning, it's called "Credo" by Edward Karl Hanson. Had to dig deep to find that track!
Jessica, I love you for that answer. I have been looking for this for years!!!
This is breaking my heart. It so sad to see such a beautiful building fall into disrepair and not being used. Maybe some day the bells will ring again for the village to hear and the organ to play on Sunday once again
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I really hope they can save this building
Me too .
Wolfcat Wildcat Is not a building is a Church of Jesus and God. dumbo
Awesome Luigi Pro 1232003 the people are the church.
Awesome Luigi Pro 1232003 not the building
@@judsonlindsey7891 The people are the church Ive been saying that to myself for a while now blessings from London England.
Being a church organist...gotta say the organ and bells are amazing...and expensive..even back when they were installed. The organ is large,...possibly an echo division up near the bells that you discovered? ( they were fashionable at the time ) If so, it's a complete luxury to have $$. Wishing you'd have examined the console to find the name of the builder on it. Thanks for posting. It's sad to see such craftsmanship, both architecture and the organ/bells, just rotting away.
JH & CS Odell was the builder.
David Schofield i know, im an organist too. What i wouldnt give to play an organ like that with magnificent acoustics every sunday. All new churches are so uninspiring filled with carpet, padded seats, and the best digital organ money can buy.....yawn.
Mal can i join you? I think with a little oil we can get it playing again.
Same. I wonder if there's any recordings of it
@@noahpierson440 what was the name of the church
Despite the over-use of the expression "jaw-dropping", for the first time watching a YT video, I found my mouth agape for most of this video! The church is fantastic, with two intact organs and an intact belfry! What the heck is going on with this church?? It would be a travesty to let it decay any further. Where is it?
albany ny, ten broeck st
So many churches are like that, Holand,Germany,Belgium,UK..... Imagine the faith of those people who built it....
Yes and they have Castles also and I think That Americans and Europeans should get together and save all that can be saved I would pay extra Taxes for this.
Thank God for those of us who buy history and restore it.
There are very, very few churches "like that" in the UK. We have a "listed building" scheme set up and pretty much anything of any architectural/historic significance is not allowed to to fall into ruin. Unfortunately the idiots filming this had no worthwhile knowledge, it seemed, to impart about the building, age/architect/owner ect. or why it was abandoned. Structural integrity?? Doubt it, it's only about 150 years old (Victorian Gothic?) but even so, there are buildings in far worse a state that have been rescued.
In Ireland we are converting our churches into restaurants, libraries, bars and museums. Religion is dying off but churches shouldn't be let rot as they are so beautiful architecturally. Our churches are all like this one. Most build in the 16th to 19th centuries.
We are also converting old castles and manors into restaurants and hotels.
you're right about the stairwells in castles.. they made them narrow to be more easily defendable..
and that's the reason why they are winding clockwise, too.. because most people are right handed.. and an attacker from below had the wall on his sword side.. making it awkward to swing.. whereas the defender could cover himself with a shield and still had enough room to strike from above.. :-)
very cool building there..
Interesting! I never that about that before, how a sword wouldn't be accessible with a right hand. Thanks for sharing!
Which is why left handed were in fact liked at attacking side as they could attack better
Wow, interesting, thanks for that cool info👍
Thats pretty interesting
Very cool, thank you for sharing.
This video makes me very, very sad. Not only because I'm a Catholic myself, but also because I'm a heritage student and I know how it's important to preserve our history and sacred places. It's not only important for the faith, but also for the community. The fact that this incredible building is in that condition, just proves that our society as a whole doesn't care soo much about history, heritage, and faith. If the Catholic community was more present in the sacral life that this Cathedral represents, for sure would attract more attention and more financial help. This Cathedral's just a slice of the current situation of today's Europa and West society as a whole. And this makes my heart cry for real. Anyhow, thanks for the channel in expose and denounce the condition of this Cathedral and give us an important warning about our heritage.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, as I am sure you know, just burned and will probably take between $5 Billion and $10 Billion to restore. This church appears to be about 1/10 as big and the damage may be less extreme so I would estimate between $200 million and $500 million though it certainly could be much higher than that. To build a modern church with the same capacity would run between $5 million and $10 million to build. It wouldn't be nearly as nice or fancy but it would certainly do the job. The Roman Catholic church is hurting for funds. They have been hit by many lawsuits in the last 30 years and the parishes are shrinking and donating less and less money. Only a parish consisting of nothing but extremely generous millionaires would be able to pay for the restoration of such a church. What will happen is at some point all the stained glass, art and bells and whatever else they can salvage will be removed then this building will be photographed in detail and then torn down due to lack of funds for a restoration project. Or more likely no one will think to photograph it in detail and an arson will burn it down and the art will be lost and afterwards everyone will cry about how nobody wanted to restore it.
@JoleFin I fully agree with you. It's about history and identity. If we lost what made us, we will don't know what we will become. I understand that not everyone has the same faith and I respect that. But, as you said, it's about cultural heritage. We can have a different point of views about the metaphysical and about God, but we all are humans and we know what it's important for our destiny as a whole. History is part of that. We are not different from Daesh if we destroy our heritage in order to promote a radical political view. Every civilization, especially a civilization with a scientific focus, need to respect history and culture in order to preserve knowledge and understanding of the reality.
@@nunyabiznez6381 Yeah, Notre Dame show for me two sides of humankind. One is positive when we embrace a cause to preserve history and heritage. But another one is negative when people don't care about buildings because of the costs and so on. Neglect history and cultural heritage it's a crime for all people, born and unborn, from the present or the past. If our society embraces the conscience that heritage it's about ourselves and our future, our destiny as a whole, not only Cathedrals and Churchs will be safe but also the humankind. Because we will have the motivation to work together. And that is what I wish can happen more often.
@@sashalamounier1432 There are billions of buildings in the world, and millions of churches, temples, mosques etc. You can't preserve all of them.That may be sad, but it's also life. That church may look beautiful, but in a way it's also a dime a dozen. There's plenty of other churches that look pretty much the same. In particular, there are many actual gothic churches that aren't 19th century imitations. Tearing it down wouldn't imply a neglect of history.
@@blahfasel2000 I understand your point. But look in that way. Of course, we can't preserve every single building on the Earth. But, we can preserve what it's important for us. Right? You will not tear down your house for any reason, after all, it's YOUR house. When I said that historic Cathedrals abandoned like this one means that the local Catholic community and the West civilization are not so engaged in preserve our common history, it's because to me a lot of people doesn't care so much. In that case, implied a neglected history because we have the option to take care or don't take care. If this Cathedral is in this condition, it means that a lot of people don't care.
They need to put a donation link to help save this amazing, beautiful structure! I'm sure many people would be more than willing to help.
How about those moneybags help. Why poor people are always the ones who give everything away ?
Catholic church is one of the richest organisations in the world and THEY can't be bothered to save it. But absolutely nothing is stopping YOU from crowdsourcing a save.....
@Allen Loser Perhaps asking your bishop or cardinal to appeal to the purse-string-holders of the Catholic Church would help....Certainly it is more important that a congregation not be lost than to have expensive works of art that could be sold just sitting around doing nothing. "It is easier for a camel to pass........"
Any fund raising should consider the month-to-month maintence cost (heat, water, etc) and insurance for an empty deteriorating building. ...
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* AND WE PAY REFERRAL FEES IF YOU HELP US FIND THE OWNERS SO WE CAN MAKE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE.
* WE USE "NON-DISCLOSURE" AGREEMENTS TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES.
* IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT US ASAP.
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* I'm an Award-winning Artist and Publisher with 40+ years of experience in a wide variety of art mediums.
* I'm also a real estate designer, developer and investor and we're working on some of the most important projects on the planet.
* My wife is an Award-winning Sales Consultant and Winner Of $50,000 From A San Diego Radio Station Contest.
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* We're working on a business model to do the following:
1. Buy and rehab castles, chateaus, mansions etc.. and share with the world!
2. Save all antiques, art and collectibles and share with the world!
YOU'RE INVITED TO HELP US SAVE OUR PLANET'S HISTORY:
* Time is running out ladies and gentlemen for a lot of our older buildings.
* Many abandoned and foreclosed buildings are decaying rapidly and all the unique things inside are doing the same.
* At the same time, vandalism is everywhere and it's destroying our beautiful and unique past.
WE CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN! WE MUST STOP THIS NOW!
WE'RE ABOUT READY TO START OUR GLOBAL "SAVE OUR HISTORY PROGRAM"(TM) AND YOU CAN HELP BY BEING A SPONSOR.
THE AMOUNT VARIES FROM A $1.00 UP TO UNLIMITED.
THE MORE YOU CONTRIBUTE, THE MORE YOU RECEIVE IN RETURN... INCLUDING COMPLIMENTARY VISITS TO THE PLACES WE REHAB.
AND THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT YOU HELPED SAVE CASTLES, CHATEAUS, MANSIONS, ARTWORK, SCULPTURE, ANTIQUES ETC.
IT'S YOUR HISTORY... HELP US TO SAVE IT FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FUTURE GENERATIONS! (TM)
If you're interested in helping us... please let us know.
Sincerely,
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Bowen
Real Estate Designer, Developer & Investor
USA
BowenOrg@gmail.com
The organ was the largest instrument built by the J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co. Organ builders in 1912. It was their Opus #483 (shop commission) and it was an enlargement/reworking of an earlier organ by the Simmons &Wilcox firm in 1859. The organ was Odell's magnum opus (largest) and featured 4 manuals (keyboards) and 74 ranks (sounds).
Here's the Organ Historical Society entry on the organ - pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=51883
Hopefully someone can dismantle the organ and store it properly , since it seem(ed) like a fine instrument and it would be a shame to expose it to more vandalism and neglect.
- A fellow organ nerd
Mark Demmin II, The Vintage Voice Thanks.
The spiral staircases in medieval castles were designed to spiral clockwise on the way up, and anticlockwise in the way down. That was because most people are naturally right handed, which gives anyone defending the castle with a sword an advantage over someone attempting to take control of that castle that is likewise armed with a sword.
Alexi Starr yeah, they had loads of awesome tricks like that. Such as the special windows they used that are easy to shoot bows out of but hard to shoot them into.
You don't shoot bows. You launch arrows or shoot arrows.
Rick Drew thanks, i think i got my point across though, which would not be that poor of a job for someone self taught in the English language.
Rick Drew actually, you nock and loose an arrow, like you load and shoot a bullet.
Alexi Starr jokes on them I'm a southpaw
Wow that cathedral rivals St Patrick's in NYC. The stained glass windows are priceless. It's such a waste to see the walls caving in. That has to be a historical building. Can you imagine how many years it took to build such an intricate and beautiful piece of architecture.
Hardly, you need to seriously take a much closer look at St. Patrick's
There are more beautiful medieval churches than that one in NYC
@@Jiskpirate When you say medieval do you mean "medieval style"?
Because "medieval" means from the fall of the Roman empire up to about 1400s. And I don't think NYC existed back then.
@@JC-XL Perhaps I should clarify. What I meant saying was that mainly in Europe where I am from there are much more beautiful churches which actually date from the medieval period that outshine the mostly cheap and neo-gothic churches built in NYC. And no, NYC did not exist back then. Founded by the Dutch in about 1624.
@@Jiskpirate Plenty of neo-Gothic in Europe. Also, beauty is a very subjective thing. I love Gothic cathedrals (strictly speaking, this is not a cathedral because it's not the church of a bishop), such as the ones in Cologne, Paris, Florence and Milan, but judging a religious building on "beauty" is kind of missing the point.
This place looked like it would be so lively, laughter and singing heard through the building and it thriving with happiness. The stained glass was still colorful and the details of the cathedral were insane. This place needs to be restored to its full potential
it would be if you don't vote that orange turd in again.
Unlike most urbex videos, this sort of makes me feel safe and peaceful. Nostalgia I guess.
How sad to see such beauty decay and no telling how many years it took to build it by many people.
The church resolved to build a larger building with a more artistic and elaborate design. A large plot of land, bounded by Ten Broeck, Second and First streets, was acquired for $45,000.
Plans for the new building were drawn up by Patrick Keeley. The ground was broken in the fall of 1855. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Bishop McCloskey on June 1, 1856. The mammoth Gothic Revival styled building, measuring 212-feet and 116-feet, was completed in 1860 at a cost of $250,000.
What a beautiful old church. It was nice to see a building that hasn't been so vandalized.
I can't believe something like that was abandoned. And they didn't even cover the keyboards of the organ.
This makes no sense. That Cathedral could easily be restored.
spicecrop. Ok go for it
The problem I see is that the concrete has a lot of cracks, they would have to tear down walls to reinforce the structural integrity of the whole church.
No actually it could not easily be restored. Restoring this structure would cost somewhere around $200,000,000 - $500,000,000 give or take. I'm probably underestimating that range. Even with that money one would need to bring in specialists from Europe to repair this church. A structure like this was not built by local craftsman. This is a specialized construction project probably built by French or Italian craftsmen imported just for the job. It probably took a decade to build this. Restoration always costs more than tearing it down and starting over which is why this would be such an expensive project. Also it is likely that it would be 5-10 years before one could bring in anyone since all the top people are now working on Notre Dame in Paris so they won't be available for a few years. You don't turn a project like this over to your local handy man.
Restoring the organ alone would cost about $1 million. And one of the brick walls is buckling.
spicecrop Unfortunately what’s the point of restoring it when no one nearby uses it anymore? :( Hence, it is left this way...
Gods people worked so hard to create this beautiful building, I am so sad to see it wasting away.
Ashes to ashes etc.
May the Almighty God , Lord Jesus Christ help this Church to be open again .Amen
Pay for it!!
◄ Acts 7:48 ►
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
That is because young people today do not go to church and many do not even believe in God. Instead they want communism, that is why America has the problems we have today. No morals , selfishness and high tech is all they care about and sports like football that is their God.
That's a carillon you found in the bell tower. And that one was played by hand. What a find!
That place is huge - and no graffiti littering the place!
Gotta respect god. 👊😩
Ben Payne it’s funny how abandoned mansions get trashed, but abandoned sacred buildings are pretty much left alone.
Ben Payne n
that's actually not always true, in Detroit many abandoned churches a re vandalized @@rayva1
@Louise XSt. Joseph's Church is a historic Gothic church in the Ten Broeck Triangle section of Albany, New York's Arbor Hill neighborhood. Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph's_Church_(Albany,_New_York)
Those slider shots were pure magic :o
I was going to say the same thing. Really beautiful shots.
If I was a millionaire, I would gladly do whatever it took to restore such a once beautiful building, even if it meant using all my millions.
Just to get some pedos running around that church?
you would have made a great investment in heaven, the Lord would reward you for restoring His house
@@vennue9958 the Lord's house is not a man made structure. Heretic.
A million wouldn’t be enough for the repair.
May God bless your good will
Please please PLEASE nobody ever graffiti this building
The true graffiti writers are artists too, I can't see that happening
That's like an invite. . .
Too late....
@@SteveVi0lence turd
graffiti artists (most, at least) have a code of conduct. non-commercial cars, small businesses, places of worship, and other similar structures fall into that category of things not to be vandalized
Gentlemen, this is by far one of your very finest. This certainly does more than capture my attention. Thank you so very much.
It never ceases to amaze me the things we value and those things we don't. What a travesty that this magnificent church is left to ruin.
Stunning. Can't believe buildings like these is neglected. They are a gift from the past, its beauty constructed through years of skills and hard work. I'm so thankful that you guys documented this amazing Cathedral for people like me to see.
The cathedral is so beautiful
Not a Cathedral, no Bishop.
@@bhaalspawn34 it was built as a cathedral so it can still be called one
That’s not a Cathedral. It’s just a Neo-Gothic Church in Albany. Albany’s population has been in decline for decades.
The 4-manual organ, built in 1912 (reusing pipes from the original 1859 installation), deserves a special mention. It was built by the New York based company J. H. & C. S. Odell & Co. founded in 1859. They built over 600 organs up until the Great Depression. Most of them small or medium in size, only a handful large ones. This is their Magnum Opus. Unfortunately, many of their instruments have been rebuilt or replaced as fashion and taste have changed over the years. The organ hasn't been documented at all as far as I can see. It has an ID- number in the OHS database, but the stoplist is unknown. Close-ups of the stop jambs wouldn't have helped much since some of the stop-knobs and most of the coupler tabs seems to be gone. The organ should be examined by an expert and, if the building can't be saved, handed over to a professional organisation specialising in rehousing pipe organs.
Do you know where this Cathedral is
... a professional organ-isation ...
STEFF YOU ARE A SPECIALIST! THANK YOU,
@@carynkelly4988 Albany NY
This is very sad. What a beautiful structure. Yes, it looks as if there are MANY parts which could be savaged away if the building is a loss. I strongly disagree -- 'the building is a loss.' The guys didn't mention the smell of water damage, and obviously, we need to check the roof. The physical stability of the inner-support columns throughout the church, is an issue. Add a modernized plumbing system to the list..minus lead piping.
The people who built this church was give a awesome gift to the generations to come. Sad we are dropping the ball...🙄
I think of this as being half derelict but is half ok so the restoration is not as difficult as beginning all over again
Are you kidding me the poeple who built this church should be shot. Why would you spend so much in a place to whorship god its kinda sick the way the spend so much on a church while poeple at there front door starve ti death every day
@@charlestorruella8591 Funny, it all in what you believe in what's important. When churches like this were being built.
It was an honor to God for the sacrifice his son made for man kind. This was top level importance then. Today top most importance is football stadiums, basketball arenas, expensive Government building that are never maintained... all while people step over the starving. Like it or not there will always be Starving and society's will keep emphasizing new places of importance...😊
@@1533ramsay i use to belive i really did, but now im one of those starving poeple i work. 10 hours most days and bills take every dime my income matches my outgoing. It to the point of suffering the things i have done to keep food on my kids table cause i cant sit at the dinner table because i feel so bad. No famliy other then my own. I went without a car for two years and where i live work and stores and stuff are not close together. Here it us 3 months after i got the car and im thinking. Of giving it up because i camt afford to fix it in which it breaks down alot. I know one day it will all be over my kids will be grown and will be able to deal with me leaving this world. I cannot wait
@@charlestorruella8591 I'm very sorry to hear your struggle. Your right life is very hard. I'm in the middle of a divorce. Been married 20 years. I have my own business and can't seems to make ends meet myself. However, I'm not starving. I pray you can find your way out of this situation...👍
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Andrew Meneely (1802-1851) was among the premier bell makers in America, and founder of the world-class Meneely Bell Foundry in West Troy, known today as Watervliet. More than 65,000 bells under the Meneely brand were cast between 1826 and 1952, when the business closed. Meneely bells were once placed on barges and ships on the Hudson River near the foundry and sent around the world. (Credit to Paul Grondahl, award-winning journalist and author, director of the New York State Writers Institute, and staff writer at the Albany Times Union.)
many bells in the Niagara Region of Canada are stamped "New York" - now I'm curious if they're from Meneely Bell Foundry
I can’t watch this; it’s heartbreaking to see this beautiful cathedral lying unused and decaying. I pray that it is restored.
Yeah, a clean demolition would be just the thing. I'd say it's restoration would be dependent upon the intercession of Saint Fulton Sheen.
No worries, it will be converted to a mosque sooner than you can imagine.
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This should be structurally made sound, cleaned, and some internal restoration - to make it a tourist site and a wedding/baptism/Christening venue. It would be incredible!
Thank you for being respectful of an abandoned place. You could have damaged it but you didn't.
Really, thank you for exploring this place. I love Gothic architecture and cathedrals! My dad did too. He was an organist most of his adult life. Pipe organs were his thing. When he and my mother were in college in the early 60's they would "break in" to churches so he could play the organs. He would've loved this, too. Thanks again!
I bet he was playing her organs too. HEYOOOO
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Beautiful place. The bell ringing at the end was awesome, really made me laugh! Any locals going past at the time would have been like "wtf?!! That bell hasn't rang in 10 years, is the cathedral haunted?!" lol
Hahaha
NOT a cathedral
If they cannot restore ..do something with it... like a venue for shows and theaters .... the acoustic for this place is just great
that choice of music when you stepped up from underneath brought tears to my eyes, excellent choice for panning the stunning architecture! Kudos!
Wow, you guys put a lot of trust in those old rickety wooden belfry stairs!
Really sad that people don’t respect such a place and draw graffiti and destroy things in the cathedral.
shpigenzig cretin taggers who define themselves as 'artists'. IMO they need a good whipping :-)
i think most of the things in there were part of the art event that they mentioned, i didnt saw any graffiti. where is it?
D G 13:56 for example. This cathedral needs some faith and love.
@@shpigenzig lol, i swear i was thinking that was part of the exhibition like the other drawings, but now i see. thx.
Also i agree, it is a shame the state that is is, but i believe i would be really hard, maybe even impossible to restore it. The cost to do it would be really high and i'm not seeing someone investing that amount on it, as i said, it is a shame, but i believe that this is the case.
And if we consider that fact that most likely there are other newer churches near this location, would make it even worse in the eyes of a possible investor.
I think the only way this cathedral would be able to be in running conditions would be if they didnt let it reach this level of damage.
There are still old cathedrals that are still well maintained, lets just hope that whoever takes care of them doesnt allow them to became like this.
I can't imagine popping your head up through the floor and being greeted with that spectacular view.
This is GORGEOUS!! Look at all the artwork and the building artwork in the skeleton. You were so gentle with the items, too.
That bell's first name is Dan.
Haha funny. Liked that one
Lol @ThisisDanbell
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Stop using other people's You Tube accounts, Dan.
DAN ARNIT
Haha. *sees girls* "We should ring the bell now" haha. I was on the same page
This is my favorite explore so far, guys. Keep up the great work!
This is so sad to see.So many memories in that church.Someone needs to restore this beauty
The organ has an electropneumatic action as most pipe organs do which is original. The carillon would cost several million dollars to replace. For those mourning the loss od this edifice there are thousands of equally magnificent churches near closure so I would suggest attending and supporting the churches if you want them to survive.
Ok just let me start going to church...ahh nevermind.
The fact is : one can love the buildings, the paintings, the organ, the music in a general acceptance.
And in the same time absolutely doesn't want to support the catholic dogma.
_I am this kind of person._
I am an organist. First of all, above all : I am a musician, a musician like many others. What distinguishes me is I'm part of the saddests ones : the instrument I love and I play is definitely not affordable to me. I'll never get _my own_ organ at home (unless I win the lotto or the bingo I never play to). So I have to go to a church to play such an instrument, but in the same time, I have NOTHING to do with the dogma. That's my deal: I have to support 1 hour of mass to play 1 hour of my instrument. I'm in a church every sunday, but never invite me to pray : I'm here for music, not for religion.
I'll never blame the ones who find solace in God. This just NOT my case... even if every sunday I'm here for the mass.
It's not the loss of a catholic place I'm mourning about. It's the loss of sense, as this building could be a home for refugiees, as the organ could have been saved, as the bells could knows another end than rusting due to the snow.
We have become crazy. We human, have chosen the worst road ever. Our pride has grown to a point our civilization is nearly lost.
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@@lePPa-7h Not concerned, too short.
Over the top beautiful. Just look at the ceiling structure!! This kind of attention to detail will never happen again. All that matters today is cutting costs...
That slide through the ray of light, complete with dust sparkling in it and a lense flare is most excellent filmmaking! 👌
I’m glad I found your channel. I have been watching every video one by one. Truly amazing!
Thank you for showing this Church to the outside world gentle men. Blessings and peace to you
I'm surprised those stainglass haven't been broken yet... They're so beautiful, it would be a sin to break them...
Its incredible to think of the LIVES that have passed thru this building---all those hopes and dreams and various expectation of life.
It's such a shame for such a beautiful church to be abandoned. Here in my city we have 3 who are also in this situation, lack of funds and very old structure
What a beautiful building! I hope it gets restored some day, but I doubt it..
yeah, it is a shame to see such a nice place abandoned like that
How can a person do anything if they wanted to people post these things but they never tell anyone where the hell they're at
@A Sojourner St. Joseph's is not a cathedral, it was a parish church in the Diocese of Albany. The cathedral in Albany is The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, also a very impressive bit of Neo Gothic architecture with strong English influences.
@@larikipe940 Thank you, I knew it had to be some northeastern industrial city. I doubt most people who aren't Catholic know what a cathedral really is. The only reason I know is because our Catholic friends recently built a new cathedral in Raleigh. It's really impressive on the outside, and I understand the stained glass windows came from a closed church in PA. holynamecathedralnc.org/
You know, often when I see mega restoration projects like this, I think it would cost quite a fortune to restore. But I think a college or trade school could implement the project into hands on training classes. Working in a real world environment, for the benefit of the community for years to come.
Good idea!
If the super structure is intact or restored, that bulding looks very restorable. Like Notre Dame, everyone thought it would crumble, but cathedrals tend to be very stout buildings. They have to be. I'd bet the right contractor could restore the fuctionality of that cathedral for less than a million bucks.
@@aaronvoss748 Some are some aren't. Looks like there might be some plaster where stone would be. A lot of different building materials in this one. That stained glass should be salvaged at minimum.
This is the perfect training ground to learn the arts of : Mold making, pipe organ restoration, wood carving, stone architecture, stained glass restoration (easy peasy) and so much more...
Such a beautiful place, to bad its falling apart. Love the woodwork and stain glass windows. As a man of faith really enjoy seeing this place. As always you two do a great job.
OMG that church is a national treasure!!
WHERE IS THIS CHURCH?
@@rraddena Saint Joseph's Albany, NY
The tunnels alluded to at the beginning are in fact voids between the foundations of the walls and the structural columns. If the alter is liturgically correct and at the approximate East- end of this church, the boarded- up stained glass windows are facing South. The South facade of any structure typically weathers and breaks down faster than other portions of a building, due to U.V. exposure -- or-- it's possible the Windows boarded up are on the North facade because the South facade stained glass windows were re-camed (rebuilt with new lead cam) because they were earlier in decayed condition and rebuilt but the North windows were left as is in formerly good condition but recently boarded up because they'd outlived considerably the 100 year life cycle normally expected of lead in stained/ leaded glass windows. There are about 15 dozen more scenarios that could account for why the windows on one side are boarded up and the other side(s) not.
A.G. M. Good to know. Thank You for sharing.
How did they get down there? Sewer?
Y9ou're right that the altAr is traditionally at the east end of nave. However, looking at Google Maps for 41 Ten Broeck St, Albany, the altAr here is on the west end of the church.
Man, this one was hitting all my triggers. I didn't even know I had a fear of heavy bells breaking out of their moorings and crushing all below, but, yep, there it is. All the super narrow, steep step, curved stairwells did it for me too, that's old hat though.
I think 1989's Batman has made the bell a phobia for a lot of people.
@@JohnEdgmon My boyfriend and I actually watched that this weekend. XD
I thought the same thing. XD
@@JohnEdgmon I never watched it but I still have fear of them falling and making a loud noise and things like that.
Such a perfect basilica design, great shame it's left like this 😥
This was not a cathedral, though it looks like one. It was a large immigrant parish, probably Irish or Italian and likely built within a decade of 1900, give or take. In that era, there were organ builders, stained glass makers, fresco painters and fine art carpenters all throughout the country. We won't see that kind of craftsmanship again. As a Catholic, this makes me sad to see. The music on the oragan is from the beginning of the mass (Kyrie and the Gloria), so they could not have been the last pieces played.
I would bet Germans. Definitely Catholic.
My thoughts as well. I believe 13:57 would have been the Tabernacle.
@@claudermiller Yeah I was thinking the same--don't forget the Germans.
Its absolutely a disgrace that the american government allows their heritage and historical buildings to fall into such a poor state of repair, if this was in england or a other part of Europe their government would defiantly not allow this to happen and would pump money into it to preserved it, this place should be up and running and allowing people to go and visit it, not rotting away, its such a shame,
America has some great historical building, but some of them like this one are allowed to rot away, and be forgotten, and some are even knocked down altogether
@@subconscious.com_usa6691 Yea in America we don't waste money on restoring old buildings that obviously no one cares about. I don't want my taxes paying to restore a church that I won't go to. Also if the government renovated a bunch of churches and opened them to the public that would be stupid because we have separation of church and state.
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This breaks my heart.
Those opening shots of the cathedral were beautiful. Very nice camera work of such an ornate structure.
What a privilege being able to be there and see everything before it disappears,all those artifacts are very well made,most of them handcrafted.
Thank you for sharing an let us also see these things.
BEAUTIFUL! Never get tired of watching on your journey.
Great find, what an amazing building. It should be renovated, to lose this cathedral would be a sin. Thank you for taking me on this awesome trek. Stay safe
Absolutely incredible, the editing and music are perfect, just amazing, thank you
When a people walk away from something like that they are lost.
Our country is largely lost. The moral compass of the country has been twisted and hacked at so much!
*This Gothic sanctuary needs serious work on the gallery* - the rail is goners. That "bearded" pipe on the gallery floor must be the D2 of a Gamba 8 rank (after the _Viola da gamba,_ a six-string viol used in Renaissance and Baroque music), which organbuilders used for an unimitative string tone. Although the organ is electric-action, the gallery probably mounted a modest-size tracker organ earlier in the building's existence. Also loose on the gallery floor is the B2 of a 16' principal rank; don't know whether it was unison for the Great, as was practice in cathedral sanctuaries and large concert halls, but 16' principal ranks were common to the Pedal divisions of organs for buildings of similar volume to this one.
I was gonna say the same👍
Thank you for this information.
With a 4 Manual Console, I would assume there were other Chambers in other parts of the building.
I've seen the Inner workings of a Unified 41 Rank Wurlitzer Theater Organ (4 Manual Console) and that takes up Three large room (plus a couple of 16&32' Pedal Ranks) and that is enormous.
Though I know that probably freezing on the Console and counting the number of Drawknobs is probably the best estimate.
Probably 2 organ chambers with seperate blowers which looked pretty large. The higher the horsepower the louder and possably deeper the organ can play
.....and they only knew 3 chords.
Thanks for ringing the bells!! I loved it!!
Look at how they throw away this beautiful building. They have no soul.
I love that it has stained glass on the ceiling! That church is next level elaborate!
Probably an old catholic church. Structure like this needs funding for it's maintenance. Just imagine the efforts of those people who once helped putting up this kind of church but now it's abandoned.
Those people are probably buried in the grave yard next to the church...Sad!!!
You're right. It would literally cost thousands/month just to heat this place!
How AWESOME to hear the old bells clang.
Thank you🎉
I think what I like most about you guys is that you don't make the videos about YOU, like 99% of other youtubers. You're very humble, and keep yourselves in the videos minimally, just enough to kinda-sorta "know" why you're there and what's driving you.... But you keep the focus on the places, atmosphere, the stories, etc.
Always great stuff!
Wow, what a majestic building, it's amazing!
A truly amazing and decorative church, so sad to see it decaying, always guys, you treated it with respect, take care xx
The church is incredible hope someone will rescue it
Mark, you right but there's always unfortunately people in the world, none ending misery, a lot of people don't help themselves yet they expect help from others people or divine help - one of them is me, that sum it all - peace
Saudi Arabia will put up the money to restore it on condition it be made a mosque.
Finally an exploration video that doesn't involve shouting, loud laughter, drama, childish teenagers, jump scares etc. Thank you!
Why was it abandoned?
The ancient church of "my" city dates back to the 11th century, it survived the Thirty Years' war and has been in service ever since it was built almost a thousand years ago. It's just a simple church, not even a cathedral...
From what they describe, cost of upkeep was too high and kept killing off the congregations that took it over. The city also found out it had major structural problems which probably accounts for that.
I can imagine it would cost a literal fortune to keep that church operational.
Underlying structure too poorly made, not like the over engineered Churches of the 11th Century which would have been built with properly dressed stone, this is rough stone stuck together with mortar, with brick in places for cost which has probably disintegrated in places causing the walls to buckle. You would need a large congregation with deep pockets to put life back into this which is a shame. I don't know the history or the location of this Church but I'm guessing it's probably in competition for some TLC.
The biggest reason is that there weren't enough parishioners to support it. The church is in Albany, New York and people have been fleeing New York for years. Between bad weather and ever worse politics it's no wonder people are leaving. And it's really a shame, New York (state) is beautiful, has some wonderful people and fascinating history, but it's also got the worst government of any state in the union.
@@JeffDeWitt It could be deconsecrated and turned into 21 Jump Street's new headquarters. Anyone ever think of that?
That was Incredible! Can't wait from the next insane episode! You guys be the best :)
Ponder the craftsmanship and careful planning it took to create the majestic beauty.Awe inspiring.
When the world was a better place. I would love to have seen the church in its glory days. Sad that not many people know what it's like to sit in a service and hear the old organ music. Thank you so much for videoing this beautiful place
Sadly I think we were getting better from shakey begginnings then it seems as though everyone got lazy and immoral again and are giving up!
That instrument up top that plays the bells is called a Carillon. You can get surprisingly accurate music depending on how soft or hard you strike the keyboard. It's played mostly with a balled fist that you literally strike those levers with or press
Christopher Ross
The instrument is controlled by a clavier, played by a carilloneur, using fists. If it had more than 11 bells, the musical instrument would be properly called a "Carrilon." Fewer bells are called a "ring"
Makes me want to cry. Europe doesn’t let this happen to their classic structures
Hope and pray someone saved this magnificent building
Yes, Europe does, there are ruins all over Europe.
@@JeffDeWitt The really really old building in Europe are in ruins, but most of them can be put down to circumstance's, for example most of the roman structures in the u.k lay in ruins because, the Romans went back home to Italy and abandoned them, and the native Britons either plundered the stones to build there own structures of left them to rot away etc etc
In all parts of europe they have a heritage fund, funded by their government, that funds the upkeep and maintenance of all the old buildings, as well as the listed building act, to stop old structures from being knocked down.
There really is not any excuse why the american government can allow their heritage to rot away and be forgotten, especially a building from the late 1800, you see this type of thing all the time in places like new York etc etc, fantastic old grand building that are savable, being knocked down and replaced with glass boxes, its a absolute disgrace,
I don't know about all Europeans, but Italy has loads of abandon old and ancient buildings. Their young people also splatter graffiti all over monuments and venerable buildings of every era. There's graffiti all over the US, too, but at least it's on 1960s architecture, not 1060s. 😕
@@subconscious.com_usa6691 that's capitalism at its finest!
6:39 “Two more blows and he would’ve awakened something ungodly from its 3,000 year slumber!”
Love it all. Thank you for ringing the bells. They still sound beautiful.