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[24] [41] [49] The excavations were relatively small because the underlying layer of bedrock was shallow, [50] rising nearly to the surface near the transept on Fifth Avenue. [24] [49] White-marble walls were then constructed above the foundation. [41] By January 1860, the cathedral had been erected to about 7 feet (2.1 m) above ground level. [51]