Building Washington National Cathedral / R. Andrew Bittner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bittner, R. Andrew, 1962- author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Washington (D.C.).

Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)--Pictorial works.

Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439653487

1439653488