Fish Church

The First Presbyterian Church of Stamford is a church in designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison. Nicknamed the Fish Church for its unusual shape, the interior of the church contains a shimmering stained glass 60-foot-tall nave. it is a unique example of modernist architecture, and an architectural landmark.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Presbyterian
  • Description: church building in Stamford, Connecticut
  • Also known as: “First Presbyterian Church” and “First Presbyterian Church of Stamford”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Avon Theatre Film Center and Saint Vladimirs Cathedral.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 2,200 feet south of Fish Church.

Church
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St. Vladimir's Cathedral is a Ukrainian Catholic cathedral located in . is situated 3,000 feet east of Fish Church.

Place of worship
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The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Stamford… is situated 2,200 feet south of Fish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Revonah Manor Historic District and Stamford.

Neighborhood
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The is a 23.1-acre…

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, is the second largest city…

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of the city of , .

Fish Church

Latitude
41.06315° or 41° 3′ 47″ north
Longitude
-73.53846° or 73° 32′ 18″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87H83F76+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 359285874
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­presbyterian
Geo­Names ID
4834497
Wiki­data ID
Q5454489
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Fish Church” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Aragonese: “First Presbyterian Church”
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  • Interlingue: “First Presbyterian Church”
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  • Kongo: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Ligurian: “First Presbyterian Church”
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  • Neapolitan: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Picard: “First Presbyterian Church”
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  • Polish: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Portuguese: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Romanian: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Romansh: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Sardinian: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Scots: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Serbian: “First Presbyterian Church”
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  • Swedish: “First Presbyterian Church”
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  • Venetian: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Vietnamese: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Vlaams: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Volapük: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Walloon: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Welsh: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Wolof: “First Presbyterian Church”
  • Zulu: “First Presbyterian Church”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Northfield and Bullshead.

Nearby Places

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