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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
3101 Wisconsin Ave and
Massachusetts Ave, NW.
Tel (202) 537­6200.
∑ nationalcathedral.org
Open 10am–5:30pm daily.
& adults: $12, seniors and
children aged 5–17: $8, under 5s:
free. People coming for services
or to worship are exempt from
admission fees.
8 every 30 mins.
High Altar
Carved on the high altar are Transport
q Tenleytown/AU, Red Line,
110 figures, surrounding the
central statue of Christ. Encased or Cleveland Park (approximately
in the floor in front of the altar 1 mile away).
@ 32, 34, 36.
is stone from Mt. Sinai.

Children’s Chapel
A statue of Jesus as a
boy stands by this chapel
built to the scale of a
six­year­old. There are
also motifs of baby
and mythical animals.

Nave . South
From the West Portal to Rose Window
the High Altar, the icono­ The theme of this window by Joseph
graphy tells the story of Reynolds and Wilbur Burnham is “The
humanity to redemption. Church Triumphant.”

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