The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, better known as Washington National Cathedral, is sixth largest church building in the world. The main nave stretches out for a tenth of a mile and reaches up 100 feet. The roof is supported by graceful flying buttresses and finely detailed ribbed vaulting. Soaring stained glass, including the magnificent West Rose Window, decorates the interior with shafts of colored light. The Gothic architecture style has shaped the building's Indiana limestone into a unique, original design. This inspiring architectural work is filled with details, taking 83 years to complete. The cornerstone was laid during the term of Theodore Roosevelt and finished in 1990, in the presence of George H.W. Bush.
The Washington D.C.'s cathedral grounds, called the close, includes tours of Bishop's Garden and the five acre Olmsted Woods, seen from the Pilgrim Way.