The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that famously shook D.C. in 2011 sent the head of a gargoyle atop the Washington National Cathedral flying. “All that energy was going up the walls,” head mason at ...

Washington National Cathedral has 1,242 grotesques that deflect rainwater in some fashion, but only the 112 gargoyles permit water to run through them, usually through pipes in their mouths. Sign up ...

WASHINGTON – They are angelic and mischievous. They are earthly and heavenly. And they are all watching as visitors move around the grounds of the National Cathedral. They are the gargoyles and ...

WASHINGTON — Stonemasons at the Washington National Cathedral worked to repair a gargoyle that lost its head during a 5.8 magnitude earthquake back in 2011. On the 12th anniversary of the quake ...

A Washington National Cathedral gargoyle is getting its head back 12 years after an earthquake caused massive damages. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:07:01 GMT (1742983621501) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Paris might have Notre Dame and Venice, Saint Mark’s Basilica, but Washington has its own touch of gratifying Gothic design—the National Cathedral (Wisconsin and Massachusetts Ave., NW), which began ...

The Washington National Cathedral is home to about 1,242 stone carvings. Here’s a look at some of the most interesting gargoyles and grotesques that call the building home.

WASHINGTON - The Washington National Cathedral will be offering tours of its unique stone carvings for the first time since the building was damaged by an earthquake last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington National Cathedral will be offering tours of its unique stone carvings for the first time since the building was damaged by an earthquake last year. Tours exploring ...