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Other notable events at the cathedral include a Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II during his 1979 visit to Washington, D.C., [10] and the 1997 funeral of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. [11] The cathedral was the site of a Lutheran funeral service for Chief Justice William Rehnquist on September 7, 2005. [12] [13 ...
The Washington D.C. Temple (originally known as the Washington Temple, until 1999), is the 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Located in Kensington, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C., and near the Capital Beltway, it was the church's first temple built east of the Mississippi River since the original Nauvoo Temple was completed in 1846.
Rotunda viewed from behind the statue of George Washington (2005). The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome.Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart".
Cross-section of the Pantheon's rotunda. A rotunda (from Latin rotundus) is any roofed building with a circular ground plan, and sometimes covered by a dome.It may also refer to a round room within a building (a famous example being the one below the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.).
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral or National Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church. The cathedral is located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.
Central dome of St Nicholas Cathedral - Washington, DC. The cathedral architecture is based on the 12th century St. Demetrius Cathedral of Vladimir, Russia. Beginning in 1991, dedicated iconographers from Moscow led by Alexander Maskalionov painted icons throughout the nave in the traditional style. This work was completed in 1994.
Two years after Maryland had ceded to the United States the territory constituting the present District of Columbia, the legislature of that state, appreciating the necessity of providing for the spiritual needs of the Protestant Episcopal inhabitants who were to reside there, and on their petition, passed the act of 26 December 1794, creating a new parish, to be known as Washington Parish-to ...
Pantheon may refer to: Pantheon (religion), a set of gods belonging to a particular religion or tradition, and a temple or sacred building; Pantheon, Rome, Italy, a ...