St James' Cathedral is an Anglican church situated in downtown Toronto's northeast corner of King and Church Streets. It is probably the most dominant neo-Gothic church in Toronto. It's steeple, which in the late 19th century was the tallest man-made structure in Canada, stands 305 feet above the ground. The construction of the present church began in 1853 on the foundations of several earlier churches which had the habit of burning down. It was completed in 1878. Currently the church is both a parish church ministering to the historic St Lawrence neighbourhood and a cathedral (the church where the bishop's chair or throne is located), making it the spiritual centre of the diocese and a focal point for the civic life of Toronto. The Cathedral has also been designated as an Ontario Heritage Property by the Ministry of Culture and has been designated as a heritage site by Heritage Toronto.
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