[Sca-cooks] Cathedral building times

[johnna holloway]

Regarding The National Cathedral in DC--
On January 6, 1893, Congress granted the charter to the Protestant 
Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia. ....
On September 29, 1907, the foundation stone was laid. President Theodore 
Roosevelt and the Bishop of London spoke.  With the laying of the 
cathedral foundation stone, the grassy, tree — shaded Close became home 
to the longest — running construction site in the nation's capital.
In 1983 the final phase of construction began with the setting of the 
first stone for the west towers.

The completion of the west towers in September 1990 marked the end of 
eighty-three years of construction.

http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/discover/history.shtml

Johnnae



Stefan li Rous wrote:
  For a modern example, look at the national cathedral in Washington DC. I
> seem to remember that it's construction has been going on for longer 
> than 20 or 30 years. And that is with modern construction machines.
> 
> Cooking is generally much faster. :-)
> 
> Stefan