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Washington National Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Episcopal Diocese of Washington, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral or National Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church.
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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Denomination: Episcopal
  • Description: Neo-Gothic cathedral located in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul”, “Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington”, “Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul”, “Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul”, “National Cathedral”, and “Washington Cathedral”
  • Address: 3101 Woodley Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Hallows Guild Carousel and George Washington on Horseback.

Carousel
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The , or simply the Traveling Carousel, is a historic carousel housed at the National Cathedral in since 1963.

Work of art
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is an equestrian statue by sculptor Herbert Haseltine. It is located south of the Washington National Cathedral. It was dedicated on February 22, 1959.

Government office
is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in , it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Washington National Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cathedral Heights and McLean Gardens.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, the neighborhood has a commercial corridor of shops and restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in Northwest , District of Columbia, United States, bounded by Rodman Street NW to the north, Idaho Avenue to the south, Wisconsin Avenue to the east, and 39th Street NW to the west.

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of It is located at and bounded approximately by to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.

Washington National Cathedral

Latitude
38.92971° or 38° 55′ 47″ north
Longitude
-77.06975° or 77° 4′ 11″ west
Elevation
381 feet (116 metres)
Open location code
87C4WWHJ+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1176304420
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­episcopal
Geo­Names ID
4141012
Wiki­data ID
Q668710
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Washington National Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nasionale Katedraal van Washington”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية واشنطن الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոնի ազգային տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոնի Մայր տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vaşinqton milli kafedralı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vaşinqton Milli Kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Washingtongo katedral nazionala”
  • Basque: “Washingtongo Katedral Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Вашынгтонскі кафедральны сабор”
  • Bulgarian: “Вашингтонска национална катедрала”
  • Catalan: “Catedral Nacional de Washington”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿国家座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Petra a Pavla ve Washingtonu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Petra a Pavla”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatých Petra a Pavla ve Washingtonu”
  • Czech: “Washingtonská národní katedrála”
  • Dutch: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Esperanto: “Vaŝingtona Nacia Katedralo”
  • Estonian: “Washingtoni riiklik katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • French: “cathédrale nationale de Washington”
  • French: “Cathédrale nationale de Washington”
  • Georgian: “ვაშინგტონის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Greek: “Εθνικός Καθεδρικός Ναός της Ουάσινγκτον”
  • Hebrew: “הקתדרלה הלאומית של וושינגטון”
  • Hungarian: “Washingtoni Nemzeti Katedrális”
  • Italian: “cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン大聖堂”
  • Korean: “워싱턴 국립 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Vašingtonas Nacionālā katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Vašingtono nacionalinė katedra”
  • Malayalam: “വാഷിംഗ്ടൺ നാഷണൽ കത്തീഡ്രൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Norwegian: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Ossetian: “Вашингтоны кафедралон стыр аргъуан”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ملی واشینگتن”
  • Polish: “Katedra Narodowa w Waszyngtonie”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral Nacional de Washington”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Națională din Washington”
  • Russian: “Вашингтонский кафедральный собор”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Petra a Pavla”
  • Slovenian: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Nacional de Washington”
  • Swedish: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Tatar: “Вашингтон кафедраль җәмигы”
  • Turkish: “Washington Ulusal Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Ukrainian: “Вашингтонський кафедральний собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний кафедральний собор Вашингтона”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний собор Вашингтона”
  • Urdu: “واشنگٹن قومی کیتھیڈرل”
  • Uzbek: “Vashington milliy sobori”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Quốc gia Washington”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Welsh: “Cadeirlan Genedlaethol Washington”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Washington”
  • Western Frisian: “Washington National Cathedral”
  • Western Panjabi: “واشنگٹن نیشنل کیتھڈرل”

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