Washington National Cathedral

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“Officially named the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the imposing Gothic-style edifice overlooking the city from its 57-acre site on Mount St.”

– Michelin Guide

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"This Gothic cathedral, as dramatic as its European counterparts, blends both the spiritual and the profane in its architectural treasures." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Designated a national house of prayer by Congress, this neogothic Episcopal cathedral is the sixth largest church in the world." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Washington National Cathedral was built in 14th-century Gothic style, stone upon stone, without structural steel, an exercise that took most of the 20th century and was only finished in 1990." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Newly-constructed old cathedral. Pure American."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Construction of the sixth-largest cathedral in the world began in 1907, and what is officially known as the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was finished and consecrated in 1990." Full review
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