"Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Knoxville, Tennessee)"

A new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was built in front of an older church builtin the 1950s.

The style of the cathedral is Renaissance Revival. Seating capacity was increased from 580 in the old cathedral to 1,358 and it increased the worship space from 7,500 square feet to 28,000 square feet.  The central dome, inspired by the Florence Cathedral, rises to a height of 144 feet  above the ground. The dome's interior features images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles. Other saints are depicted below. The exterior of the cruciform structure is clad in Indiana limestone and Roman-style bricks from Ohio. Seventeen types of marble were used in the interior. The former cathedral was converted into the parish fellowship hall.