Doorway Arch – Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption – Covington – Kentucky
Doorway Arch of the St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, in Covington, Kentucky. The tympanum relief sculpture depicts Mary’s assumption into Heaven and was carved in 1914 by a local artist Clement Barnhorn.
The Catholic cathedral was originally constructed in 1895, with the portion containing the doorway arch added in 1910. The church’s design was inspired by both the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Basilica of Saint-Denis, in Paris, France.