View from below - The National Cathedral
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The dream of a national cathedral dates to the days of George Washington’s presidency. Memorable moments in the life of the Cathedral include President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1907 speech, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last sermon, and President Ronald Reagan’s State Funeral.
The Cathedral by the Numbers:
Weight of the entire Cathedral: 150,000 tons
Heaviest single stone: 5.5 tons
Height of Cathedral’s center tower: 30 stories tall
Total cost of building the Cathedral: $65 million
Total years of construction: 83
Number of stained glass windows: 231
Number of gargoyles: 112
Number of angels: 288
Information found at: http://www.nationalcathedral.org/about/factsFigures.shtml
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