A Kentucky cathedral called 'America's Notre Dame' gets a rehab, gargoyles and all

A Kentucky cathedral called 'America's Notre Dame' gets a rehab, gargoyles and all

Workers have been installing new gargoyles on the facade of the Catholic cathedral in Covington, Kentucky, in January as they near the completion of a major renovation. The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption is nicknamed “America's Notre Dame” because its…

A Covington cathedral called ‘America’s Notre Dame’ gets a rehab, gargoyles and all

Gargoyles have watched over this small Kentucky city for more than a century from their lofty perches on a cathedral known as “America’s Notre Dame.” A new renovation will ensure they keep their posts for years to come on the meticulously restored facade of the towering stone sanctuary. Workers in recent weeks have been installing new terra cotta gargoyles as one of the final steps of a major, two-year restoration of the Cathedral Basilica of th…