{"product_id":"building-washington-national-cathedral-r-andrew-bittner-9781467134545","title":"Building Washington National Cathedral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep inside Washington's own Gothic cathedral \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite being built entirely during the 20th century (1907-1990), the techniques used to construct the Washington National Cathedral were the same as those used on the centuries-old Gothic churches in Europe. What powered the larger tools and cranes was different, but otherwise, the processes, ordering, and artistic finishing were almost entirely medieval. The last time a building of this magnitude was built using these techniques, cameras did not exist. \u003ci\u003eImages of America: Building Washington National Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e divides the 20th century into decades to detail what must be the first published beginning-to-completion photographic record of the construction of a Gothic cathedral. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Andrew Bittner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467134546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467134545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.40d","brand":"R. Andrew Bittner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936117129471,"sku":"9781467134545","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cc3c7abe-5861-4690-8d36-289378323cac.jpg?v=1681423686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-washington-national-cathedral-r-andrew-bittner-9781467134545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}