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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  2.0 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 33 seconds

Transcription: Washington National Cathedral is located on Mount St. Alban, a few miles north of the central part of the city. It's built in the Gothic architectural style and it's the second largest cathedral in America after St. John's in New York. The great structure, while wholly of American design, incorporates all major features of Gothic cathedrals. For visitors, no decoration is more intriguing than the gargoyles. In the basement, directly under the enormous central tower, is the Chapel of the Resurrection. Exquisite modern mosaics are the principal decorative feature. The vast central nave on the ma ...

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