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Washington National Cathedral Visitor Gateway

Completed in 2007 in Washington, United States. Images by Alan Karchmer. Site The site is in the foreground of Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, a towering neo-gothic structure designed at the beginning of...

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2007

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

visitor center

cultural learning visitor center public facilities glass steel concrete

Glass Steel Concrete

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