Washington National Cathedral

by martinaolbertova

Today, I made a little trip to the Washington National Cathedral…

I have been planning on visiting it for a long time, especially after I found out that it was the second largest cathedral in the US and the sixth largest cathedral in the whole world! The cathedral itself is located close to Georgetown, on the North West of DC and besides its dimension is famous as a place where where presidents are eulogized and sometimes also interred and where many members of the high society are wed.

This masterpiece of the nation’s English-Gothic architecture incorporates many interesting motifs in its style. It is very rich on the stone carvings and other patterns highly used during the Gothic time, especially in Europe, and is composed from stones coming from many different sources. The stones for its construction collected all around the universe include even a piece of lunar rock acquired during the Apollo XI mission, which was embedded in the stained-glass Space Window inside the cathedral.

From the perspective of religious practice, the Washington National Cathedral doesn’t have any local congregation, it has rather functioned as a national house of prayer for various denominations, including Jewish or Serbian Orthodox citizens.

To share a part of my day at the cathedral with you, I chose the selects of the photos that I took there today. The cathedral has an amazing atmosphere and from its top floor it offers an amazing view on all of DC!

Hope you’ll like it because I loved it!

Martina