Grace Cathedral, San Francisco Bay as the centerpiece of the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Exposition. The carillon was first played from its Singing Tower home on Christmas Eve, 1940, and was formally dedicated in 1943. The bells have been rung to mark a number of important events, including D-Day and the centenary of the San Francisco cable car system. Photographer Ansel Adams produced a series of photographs of the uncompleted cathedral in 1935. "Grace Cathedral Park" is the first song on Red House Painters' first self-titled album. "Grace Cathedral Hill" is Track 7 on The Decemberists' "Castaways and Cutouts" album. It recounts a New
Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, León Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, León The Lady of Grace Cathedral, León, also known as Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary and the "Real and Renowned Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary"(Spanish: "Real e Insigne Basílica de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María"), is a significantly important and historic landmark in Nicaragua. The Cathedral was awarded World Heritage Site status with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The site's nomination is Nicaragua's third cultural landmark, following the ruins of León Viejo and El Güegüense . The Cathedral's construction lasted between 1747 and