WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

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 Located in Washington DC, the capital of United States, National Cathedral rest on the top

of Mount Saint Alban overlooking Potomac river.

National Cathedral is the sixth largest cathedral in the  world and the second largest in

the United States

 The design of the cathedral is mainly  adapted from the neo gothic style.Gothic architectural
style include details like  flying buttresses, vaulted ceilings and stained-glass windows.

It took almost 83 years to complete the construction of this cathedral.
The church witnessed two world wars, recession and the ebb and flow of funds
 from the laying of  corner stone in 1907 till the completion in1990.

The church consist of about 200 stained glass windows  which includes a space window

 that contains a fragment of lunar rock to honor man's landing on the moon.

The church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul

Beginning with Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, presidential inaugural

prayer services have been held at the Cathedral except Bill Clinton .

   Numerous whimsical gargoyles and grotesque decorates the cathedral.

In architecture gargoyles are stone figures which contains a water spout
 through the mouth preventing rain water running down the walls .

  The cathedral was affected by the 5.8 scale Virginia Earthquake in 2011.

There is a circled pathway outside the cathedral .

The Five acre Olmsted Woods also lies in close proximity to the cathedral.

 The National cathedral is one of the most important land marks in DC from which
one can get a panoramic view of the city.

 

Location:3101 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest,

Washington, DC 20016

(202) 537-6200