View of Fire Damage View of Restoration One of the most historical and significant structures in Brooklyn built in 1913 has been completely renovated and restored after a devastating fire which totally destroyed the interior of the Cathedral of Saints Constantine & Helen. Located on Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, the Cathedral was built in 1913, and serves the majority Greek Orthodox Faithful in the Borough of Brooklyn. The Nave bears original 18th century iconography of the world renowned iconographer, Kondoglou of Asia Minor, which has been restored to its original historical condition. The existing exterior brickwork has been restored to its original condition. A new addition was constructed in the form of a bell tower, which houses a new elevator connecting all levels of the church. The design of the elevator within the bell tower creates total accessibility to the entire edifice for the elderly parishioners, and also for the physically challenged. New windows were constructed of amber glass resembling alabaster slabs within a wood frame. The design of the windows match the ones destroyed in the fire and are replicas of 12th century Byzantine windows. The interior walls, groined vaults, pendentives and the entire barrel vault ceiling including the dome had been replastered. Some of the groined vaults were opened due to the fire. New air conditioning ducts were concealed between the interior plaster finish and the existing roof within the nave, sanctuary and narthex, which was accomplished by creating a longitudinal convexity upward in the intersecting vaults. The aisles of Hagia Sophia of Constantinople display a remarkable variety of similar forms in the vaulting. The marble floor in the narthex and nave had been restored and completed to its original condition. Several defective areas where the floor joists had deteriorated in the past have been replaced and the marble floor reset. The entire lighting scheme has been redesigned, emphasizing a "spiritual and mystical interior", with the iconography as the focal point.