National Treasure's Trinity Church

I was reading through some blog post excerpts from bishops at the Lambeth Conference at the Episcopal Cafe, and saw mention of a certain church - Trinity Church, Wall Street - and I thought, hey, that's the church in the Nick Cage movie, National Treasure, beneath which a cache of Templar gold lay buried in a secret underground chamber :)


- five stories below Trinity Church, Ben Gates searches for buried treasure

Here's a little bit about Trinity Church from Wikipedia ....

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Trinity Church, at 79 Broadway in New York City, is a historic full service parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Trinity Church is located at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in downtown Manhattan.

In 1696, Governor Benjamin Fletcher approved the purchase of land in Lower Manhattan by the Church of England community for construction of a new church. The parish received its charter from King William III of England on May 6, 1697. Its land grant specified an annual rent of one peppercorn due to the English crown.

The present day Trinity Church, designed by architect Richard Upjohn, is considered a classic example of Gothic Revival architecture and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its architectural significance and place within the history of New York City.

When the church was consecrated on Ascension Day May 1, 1846, its soaring Neo-Gothic spire, surmounted by a gilded cross, dominated the skyline of lower Manhattan. Trinity was a welcoming beacon for ships sailing into New York Harbor .....

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- organ in All Saints' Chapel of Trinity Church


- Trinity Church Cemetery

You can take a slideshow tour of the church at its website