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Washington National Cathedral reopened after earthquake damage The cathedral has reopened to the public after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake damaged it in August and a crane that was put in place to repair the earthquake damage toppled onto the cathedral as high winds and rain swept through the area. The cost of the repairs ran into the millions.
Aug. 22, 2012
Stonemason Sean Callahan tests a crocket for fit on top of the National Cathedral.
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Aug. 22, 2012
Stonemason Andy Uhl works on the National Cathedral.
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Aug. 22, 2012
A limestone element on top of the cathedral was damaged in the earthquake.
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Aug. 22, 2012
Stonemason Andy Uhl works on top of the National Cathedral.
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Aug. 22, 2012
This section of stone twisted off axis and cracked during the earthquake.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Washington National Cathedral stone carvers Andy Uhl, right, and Sean Callahan, center, position a piece of limestone.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Washington National Cathedral stone carver Andy Uhl works with a piece of limestone.
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Dec. 7, 2011
The face of a cherub damaged in the August earthquake sits in the stone masons’ workshop at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Washington National Cathedral stone carver Andy Uhl works with a piece of limestone.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Washington National Cathedral stone carver Sean Callahan holds a template against the top tiers of a pinnacle.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Tools used by stone carvers at the Washington National Cathedral are piled up.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Marymount University students Jessica Calkins and Mary Domalski photograph Washington National Cathedral for a class project as it reopens to the public.
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Nov. 13, 2011
People gather before services on Washington National Cathedral's reopening day.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Patrizia Cimino, from New York City, photographs the stained glass windows on the day of Washington National Cathedral's reopening to the public.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Congregants gather for Communion from new Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde at Washington National Cathedral on the cathedral's reopening day.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Georgetown University students Grace Strmecki, 18, and Andrea Price, 19, check out the stained glass windows on the day of Washington National Cathedral's reopening to the public.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Mariann Budde, the new bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, had to knock on the front door of Washington National Cathedral to be allowed in as part of the seating process. Verger Duke DuTeil helps her with the door.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Mariann Budde is applauded as she's introduced as the new Episcopal bishop of Washington at Washington National Cathedral.
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Nov. 13, 2011
A long line forms at Washington National Cathedral to greet the new Episocal bishop, Mariann Budde, second from right, after services.
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Nov. 13, 2011
New Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde is seated at Washington National Cathedral upon the cathedral's reopening to the public.
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Nov. 13, 2011
Mariann Budde walks through to be seated as the new bishop at Washington National Cathedral.
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Nov. 13, 2011
People leave Washington National Cathedral after Sunday services.
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Oct. 17, 2011
Katie Francis, left, and Emma Cardini, members of the "difficult access team" from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, rappel down Washington National Cathedral's northwest tower. Repairs continue on the intricate English Gothic cathedral following the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the East Coast on Aug. 23.
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Oct. 17, 2011
Katie Francis, a member of the "difficult access team" from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, rappels down Washington National Cathedral's northwest tower.
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Oct. 17, 2011
Katie Francis, left, and Emma Cardini of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates work on the cathedral's northwest tower. The cathedral is seeking to raise $15 million for short-term repairs to damage caused by the earthquake.
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Oct. 17, 2011
Katie Francis, left, and Emma Cardini rappel down the facade of Washington National Cathedral. The earthquake shook large stone pinnacles and other decorative elements from their foundations.
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Oct. 17, 2011
Katie Francis, left, and Emma Cardini work near the top of the cathedral's northwest tower. The cathedral is 301 feet tall.
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Oct. 13, 2011
Head stone mason Joe Alonso, stone carver Andy Uhl and Dave McAllister help guide the damaged upper portions of the southeast grand pinnacle to the top of the central tower of the Washington National Cathedral. The cathedral's central tower pinnacles were damaged by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the East Coast on Aug. 23.
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Oct. 13, 2011
The Washington National Cathedral’s central tower is shrouded in fog as a worker secures a beam on the southwest grand pinnacle.
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Oct. 13, 2011
Alonso and Uhl oversee the removal of the damaged upper portion of the southeast grand pinnacle, which weighs two tons, from the central tower of the Washington National Cathedral. The damaged portions of the cathedral’s pinnacles are being removed to make the pinnacles and central tower stable until the stonework can be repaired and put back in place.
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Oct. 13, 2011
The central tower of the Washington National Cathedral is shrouded in fog as repairs continue on the structure.
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Oct. 13, 2011
Alonso and Uhl oversee the removal of damaged upper portions of the southeast grand pinnacle.
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Oct. 13, 2011
Alonso and Uhl oversee the removal of damaged stone.
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Oct. 13, 2011
The central tower of the Washington National Cathedral is shrouded in fog as repairs continue.
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Oct. 13, 2011
Alonso, McAllister and Uhl watch as the damaged upper portions of the southeast grand pinnacle are lifted away by a crane.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Washington National Cathedral's head mason, Joe Alonso, discusses the intricacies of the repairs to the cathedral.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Washington National Cathedral's head mason, Joe Alonso, discusses the repairs.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Washington National Cathedral's head mason, Joe Alonso, talks about the repairs.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Head mason Joe Alonso walks along the north transept overcroft as repairs continue on the Washington National Cathedral.
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Sept. 29, 2011
A tarp covers the Herb Cottage, which was damaged after a crane crashed to the ground as high winds from Hurricane Irene swept through the Washington area in August.
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Sept. 29, 2011
A tarp covers the Herb Cottage.
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Sept. 29, 2011
A gargoyle's head dangles from its perch on the Washington National Cathedral.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Repairs continue on the Washington National Cathedral's central tower.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Steel beams are placed atop the central tower as repairs continue on the Washington National Cathedral's central tower.
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Sept. 29, 2011
A view of the Washington National Cathedral's central tower.
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Sept. 29, 2011
Repairs are underway on the Washington National Cathedral's central tower.
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Sept. 7, 2011
The cab of a construction crane, used to make repairs in the wake of the recent earthquake, sticks straight up in the air after it collapsed on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral.
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Sept. 7, 2011
A crane put in place to repair the earthquake-damaged Washington National Cathedral toppled as high winds and rain swept through the area.
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Sept. 7, 2011
The accident sent the crane's operator to the hospital, damaged two out-buildings and crushed several vehicles.
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Sept. 7, 2011
The crane was lifting supplies to the top of the cathedral, as part of ongoing earthquake repair, when it collapsed without warning.
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Sept. 7, 2011
The crane lay twisted on South Road, which is along the south side of the cathedral.
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Sept. 7, 2011
The Rev. Simon Bautista, the canon for Latino Ministries for the diocese, said the falling crane sounded like "thunder."
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Sept. 7, 2011
Emergency personnel take in the spectacle of the toppled crane near the cathedral.
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Sept. 7, 2011
A spokesman for the cathedral said the cathedral itself was not damaged when the crane came down.
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Sept. 7, 2011
The operator was inside the crane when it fell but reportedly walked away from the crash. A person was also reportedly in one of the vehicles that was damaged.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Workers install industrial-strength netting as a precaution against falling limestone, as the cathedral prepares to reopen for scheduled events after the earthquake that rattled the East Coast on Aug 23.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Head stone mason Joe Alonso gestures toward the ceiling of the cathedral where a few pieces of limestone were dislodged in the earthquake.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Workers put up industrial-strength netting.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Allen Watts of Washington watches as netting is installed at the cathedral. A 5.8-magnitude earthquake caused three of four spires on the cathedral’s central tower to break and fall onto the building’s roof. Cracks were spotted on some of the cathedral’s flying buttresses.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Workers install industrial-strength netting only as a precaution, as the overall structure of the cathedral remains sound, a cathedral spokesman said.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Light from several stained-glass windows spills onto the massive columns at the cathedral.
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Sept. 1, 2011
Industrial-strength netting will slightly obscure the view of the ceiling of the cathedral.
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Aug. 23, 2011
When a magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck the East Coast, it rattled off three of the four towering spires of the cathedral. The spires are the highest and most visible points in the District.
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Aug. 24, 2011
The cathedral's insurance policy does not cover earthquake damage, a spokesman said.
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Aug. 24, 2011
The most evident damage isn’t the only portion of the cathedral that needs attention. Cathedral officials said they need to check and stabilize the hundreds of limestone angels and smaller spires to ensure nothing falls.
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Aug. 24, 2011
Jim Cutts, a structural engineer who worked for years on the cathedral, left, and architect Tony Segreti inspect a fallen pinnacle on the roof.
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Aug. 24, 2011
Head mason Joe Alonso said repairs would cost in the millions, "no doubt about it."
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Aug. 24, 2011
Chunks of Indiana limestone are strewn across the roof of the cathedral's central tower.
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Aug. 24, 2011
The limestone exterior is dotted with cracks. The cathedral, which typically attracts about 300 tourists a day and holds three daily worship services this time of year, was temporarily closed after the earthquake.
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Aug. 24, 2011
A figure of an angel, dislodged from the southwest pinnacle of the central tower, sits on the roof.
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Aug. 23, 2011
Stone from a spire fell onto the cathedral's south entrance.
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Aug. 24, 2011
After the damage was discovered, an interfaith service that had been planned to mark the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial had to be moved from the cathedral.
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Aug. 23, 2011
Onlookers gather to check out the damage.
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Aug. 23, 2011
"It's just surreal," said head mason Joe Alonso, who has worked at the cathedral for almost 30 years,
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