St Paul's Chapel, New York City
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St Paul's Chapel, at 209 Broadway, is an Episcopal Chapel in lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a chapel-of-ease for the parish of Trinity Church, and served the parishioners living far from the mother church. It is built in 1766, in the Georgian style, particularly the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields of London, after which it was modelled. George Washington worshipped at the St Paul's Chapel on his Inauguration Day on 30 April, 1789.
Outside St Paul's Chapel, on the Broadway side, is a statue of St. Paul. Below the east window is a monument to Richard Montgomery, a hero from the Battle of Quebec in 1775.
In the aftermath of the attack on September 11, 2001, St Paul's Chapel was used as a rest and refuge centre for recovery workers. The chapel did not suffer even a broken window, despite its proximity. It owed its "survival" to a sycamore tree on its northwest corner that shielded it from the surging debris. The tree's roots has been preserved in a bronze memorial. The fence around the church grounds turned into an impromptu memorial and was filled with photos, flowers, notes, and other items.
St Paul's Chapel held the memorial service on the 5th anniversary of the event, attended by President George W Bush, Senator Hillary Clinton, Governor George Pataki and Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Rudolph Giuliani. Giuliani gave his mayoral farewell speech at the St Paul's Chapel on 27 December 2001.
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