Architect John Francis Bentley conducted an extensive tour of Europe before designing to get an idea of the mix of designs and materials he wanted to use. This is why the cathedral is so Byzantine in appearance.
The cathedral layout eschews the traditional cruciform shape in favour of a simple rectangle with a projecting east end with four domed roofs and a main tower that stays within the compact building boundaries.
Bentley avoided the structural expression of Gothic architecture by having flat walls and the structural supports located on the inside of the building.
Although the exterior of the building was rapidly completed, the inside is still being decorated over 100 years later and visitors to the cathedral will note much of it's innards are covered in scaffolding.
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