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Step inside Washington's own Gothic cathedral Despite being built entirely during the 20th century (1907-1990), the techniques used to construct the Washington National Cathedral 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.
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Building Washington National Cathedral, R. Andrew Bittner
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- Building Washington National Cathedral
- Language
- English
- Authors
- R. Andrew Bittner
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing (SC)
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN13
- 9781467134545
- Series
- Images of America: D.C.
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Maps & Travel, History, Geography & Topography, Photographic Publications
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
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- Step inside Washington's own Gothic cathedral Despite being built entirely during the 20th century (1907-1990), the techniques used to construct the Washington National Cathedral 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.