Grace Cathedral labyrinth and contemplative tradition

Grace Cathedral, built on Nob Hill, contains a large labyrinth patterned after the medieval Chartres design that visitors walk for meditation and contemplation. The labyrinth and the cathedral's public programs have made it a focal point of local spiritual and cultural lore in San Francisco since the cathedral's mid-20th-century reconstruction. The building and its labyrinth are publicly accessible and frequently noted in guidebooks and architectural descriptions.