Washington Cathedral: a monument to religiosity
The second largest church in the US and the sixth largest in the world is one of the symbols of the US capital
The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is best known for its “informal” name: Washington National Cathedral. Come with us on a tour of this monument to religiosity!
In addition to being the second largest US cathedral, the Washington National Cathedral is the sixth largest in the world! No wonder its construction lasted 83 years: it began in 1907 and only ended in the 1990s! To get an idea of what happened during this period, the works started a few months after the first plane flight in history (with Santos Dumont’s 14-Bis) and ended after the end of the Cold War!
Due to its importance in the capital, National Cathedral usually gives the last honors to great people. There were the funerals of the victims of the 9/11, of the astronaut Neil Armstrong (the first man to step on the moon), of three US presidents as well as being the site of US official honors to the great Nelson Mandela.
GWB LB Digital:11:30 National Funeral Service for Former President Reagan
Interested in getting to know the Washington National Cathedral closely? Know that it is open to visitors from 10am to 5pm (weekdays), 10am to 4:30 p.m. (Saturdays) and 8am to 5pm (Sundays) and admission is free! Count on us to take you there with maximum comfort, security and privacy.
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CURIOSITY
In 1980, Christopher Rader participated in a contest that would choose sculptures that would be exhibited at Washington National Cathedral. His Darth Vader, who won the third place in the Rader competition, is still in the tower of the cathedral’s northeastern wing – but you can only see it with binoculars.