Washington National Cathedral
Located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, it is of neogothic design, and it is the sixth largest cathedral in the world, the second largest in the United States. Construction began on September 29, 1907, when the foundation stone was laid in the presence of President Theodore Roosevelt . Construction lasted 83 years. The last finial was placed in the presence of President George H. W. Bush in 1990. capture on I think the west side of the catherdral. The Washington National Cathedral is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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LisaR
Lovely capture Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks lisa
Trudi's Images...
Great pov and capture, lovely buliding
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you trudi
EarthGipsy
Oh Kathy, wonderful image. Now I want to know which is the largest Cathedral in the world?
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so muc, I believe it is Cologne Cathedral, but I am not real sure on that
Linda Syms
Wonderful shot Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you linda
Denis Molodkin
Stunning capture Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much denis
WendyJC
this is brilliant Kathy :o)
a truly wonderful detailed image!
Agnes McGuinness
Magnificent capture, Kathy. Great writeup. Agnes xx
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you agnes
rasnidreamer
Beautiful capture and very interesting dialog. I don’t remember seeing this, but I think it was roped off the times I was there.(It’s been years!)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you sue, this building is beautiful to see
OZZREBELXTI
Awesome shot well done..
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot ozz
Virginia N. Fred
This is beautiful Kathy, love the clouds rolling in, awesome….gina
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks gina…it was a site to see until it rained on us. lol
BigD
Beautiful Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks big d
suefel48
Awesome capture, Kathy!!!.... :-))
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you sue
Susan Kimball
love the pov, Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you susan
Ilene Clayton
Beautiful!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Ilene
hans olsen
Stunning
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much hans
solareclips~Ju...
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
WayoftheWarrior
WOW factor
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you , thank you tony… I out a wow from you. lol
PrairieRose
Such an amazing place!!
BEAUTIFUL capture Kathy….....that sky really sets the mood…..............:)))
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much rosie
MountainHawk
Great job! Love the perspective!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much mike
Lisawv
Stunning and dramatic image with that gorgeous sky. Great work.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you lisa, and then it rained on us. lol
CynLynn
wow amazing shot Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot cindy… this is a must see place as well
Gina Cormier
Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exquisite!!!!!!!!!!!! Drop dead gorgeous!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so very much
Rainy
Beautiful capture Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you rainy
FelicityB
Very very impressive shot!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Svetlana Sewell
Excellent work!!! :)))
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Shaun Whiteman
Beautiful shot of his lovely looking building!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you shaun
annalisa56
Very beautiful Kathy !!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Béla Török
Fabulous work, dear Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Lois Bryan
GREAT capture, Kathy!!!!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Rosalie Scanlon
Excellent capture Kathy, nice POV
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Wendi Donaldson
Beautiful architectural shot, Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks wendi
AnnDixon
What fantastic architecture,
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you ann
CarolM
Fabulous architecture and a most unusual perspective. What lens did you use? Great information as well. Love that sky. Well done, Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I used a canon 17-40 wide angle at focal at 17mm
Lyn Evans
Wow…what a cracking image. Wonderful!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you lyn
Shoaib .
beautiful shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Cora Wandel
Fantastic shot, Kathy. Very dramatic, and you’re able to capture the size of it from your side view. Excellent!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you cora…and don;t forget next time don’t sit on the president… I am still laughing over that, something I will never forget
Kim McClain
Fantastic capture on the clouds!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks kim, it was great until it rained on us. lol
Martina Fagan
Wow just wonderful Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thnak you tina
Debbie Roelle
Wow what great capture I love the angle and detail of the building
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you debbie
Roseann
Okay, that’s just magnificent. Great job! I gotta get back down there.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I want to go back to this building, it is beautiful
jacquei
Wonderful architecture Kathy….I love the way you have angled the shot, it looks as if the cathedral is leaning over….........great history too….........nice shot…..jacquei
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Lori Peters
A beautiful place and so well photographed. xo
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Brian Carey
Amazing shot!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
BigD
I have to go see this, Kathy. Excellent work
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks big D, I still need to finish going through all of them ..sorry
Finobub
Great shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Kate Purdy
Fantastic shot, love the angle!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you kate
Eariel Tolentino
i like it
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
John44
Another one of your wonderful capture of your nice country. I like the POV
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much John
IndraniGhose
Dramatic clouds there. Great capture.
kathy s gillen...
thanks the clouds were great that day, then it rained on us. lol thanks so much
David Parkin
Stunning, absolutely stunning image of a beautiful building.
Very nice work Kathy :-)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you david
Béla Török
Brilliant work, dear Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you bela
Arek Rainczuk
Fantastic shot Kathy, and I see you used my dream camera ;-)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you, Arek, I love this camera, it has been the best canon I have used.
Nathaniel Arnold
what a building, excellent work!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
DonDavisUK
Awesome capture! I like the heavy brooding clouds, really give the scene some atmosphere.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Don, the clouds couldn’t of been any better, then it rained on us.lol
BettinaSchwarz
a truly fantastic one … that moody sky ads so much dimension … this is really great work!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you the storm blowing in was perfect
jmiah22
Congratulations! You are in the top ten for the “Historical Buildings” challenge in the Communities group!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
CraigsMom
An awsome shot of a beautiful building. The approaching storm really adds to the atmosphere.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I had only been in DC a few hours when this storm started ….and Cora made me walk in the rain after this shot. lol
CraigsMom
That Cora!!!! A strict taskmaster!!!!