A deal with the archbishop
St. Patrick’s Cathedral — Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
In the New York guidePlan a day here
On screen
Archbishop Gilday, head of the Vatican Bank, urgently needs hundreds of millions of dollars to cover a hole in the books. Michael offers him a deal: the money, in exchange for control of Immobiliare, the giant property company owned by the Vatican. According to movie-locations, their meeting was filmed in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The place today
New York’s great neo-Gothic cathedral, opened in 1879 on Fifth Avenue opposite Rockefeller Center. Entry is free, with Masses throughout the day. Across 51st Street stands Olympic Tower, where Michael and Kay go Christmas shopping in the first film.
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