The National Cathedral

Driving toward the Cathedral I enjoyed seeing athletes working out.

On the way over there was a massive crowd of people attending an EU Embassy open house with a brass band playing. Too bad there were no parking spaces to be had and too little time to enjoy all this great city has to offer.

I parked in the National Cathedral parking structure and came up to this place on an elevator.

I was able to join the last tour of the day. I liked the Gothic architecture.

Built of Indiana limestone, the Cathedral is the sixth largest in the world.

The Space window commemorates the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and holds a piece of moon rock brought back by its crew.

The red needlepoint kneelers of St. John's Chapel recognize noted Americans, each displaying symbols for the accomplishments of an individual.

At the east end of the Cathedral is the high altar with 110 figures of men and women.

A wedding rehearsal was shaping up near the high altar.

This Cathedral, officially the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, had its beginning in 1893 when Congress incorporated the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. The foundation stone was laid in 1907 in the presence of President Theodore Roosevelt, and the Cathedral was completed in 1990-83 years later-when The final filial was placed in the presence of President George H.W. Bush.

Today the Cathedral is a spiritual home for the nation that seeks spiritual harmony in our nation.