Building Washington National Cathedral
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Ritual & Practices, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, Christianity
| Author: | R. Andrew Bittner | ISBN: | 9781439653487 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Andrew Bittner |
| ISBN: | 9781439653487 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Washington National Cathedral is a Gothic great church built between 1907 and 1990. Despite being built entirely during the 20th century, the techniques used were the same as those used on the centuries-old Gothic churches in Europe. What powered the larger tools and cranes was different, but otherwise, the processes, ordering, and artistic finishing were almost entirely medieval. The last time a building of this magnitude was built using these techniques, cameras did not exist. Images of America: Building Washington National Cathedral divides the 20th century into decades to detail what must be the first published beginning-to-completion photographic record of the construction of a Gothic cathedral.
Washington National Cathedral is a Gothic great church built between 1907 and 1990. Despite being built entirely during the 20th century, the techniques used were the same as those used on the centuries-old Gothic churches in Europe. What powered the larger tools and cranes was different, but otherwise, the processes, ordering, and artistic finishing were almost entirely medieval. The last time a building of this magnitude was built using these techniques, cameras did not exist. Images of America: Building Washington National Cathedral divides the 20th century into decades to detail what must be the first published beginning-to-completion photographic record of the construction of a Gothic cathedral.
