Washington DC cathedral photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow In keeping with Satterlee's desire for Gothic authenticity, the design includes flying buttresses to support the massive vaulting — similar to the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
In 1792 Pierre L'Enfant's Plan of the Federal City set
aside land for a . The National Portrait Gallery now occupies that site. In 1891, a meeting was held to renew plans for a national cathedral.
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