National Cathedral
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Location: 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC |
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- The sixth largest cathedral in the world and second biggest in the United States
- Construction began in 1907 and ended in 1990
- Woodrow Wilson and Helen Keller are buried in the masoleum
- The top of the cathedral is 676 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Washington, DC
- One of the many stained glass windows, the Space Window, commemorates man's landing on the moon. There is an actual moon rock in its center
- There is a gargoyle of Darth Vader on the North Tower
- The video is the conclusion of a Sunday service at the cathedral
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