The interior of the Cathedral of Christ the Light is almond shaped. This has been called vesica piscis or fish bladder because the overlapping wood panels resemble fish scales. Above the sanctuary is the Omega Window with a 58 foot hologram-like image of Christ. The $175 million Oakland Cathedral opened in 2008. It replaced the St. Francis de Sales Cathedral that was destroyed by the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.
