So now there's also a "post-inaugural prayer service at National Cathedral"...

[Leopolds Ghost]

131. I'm not sure I understand your criticism

They tore down an entire wooded area of 60-foot tall trees to build that frickin' garage.

And removed the stonecarvers workshop AND (get this) demolished the pedestrian entrance in the front of the building (there's now a parking ramp where the historic entrance used to be.)

And yes, like all Episcopal churches that host schools and special services for the scions of the nation's politicians, I find it increasingly elitist

I was joking about God sending the earthquake to prove that building a parking garage where engineers said it would destabilize the building was a bad idea.

Why do I care? Because the building is a national historic site and used to be much more open on special occasions than it now is. Now they put out tickets or limit attendance any time some VIP might be attending. VIP's complained about the lack of parking on those occasions, so they excavated part of the cathedral grounds, just like they demolished the East Lawn of the Capitol grounds, another famous defacement of historic landscaping. Now they'll never have enough parking to give everyone a space, of course...

I used to love that cathedral when I lived in the area and I thought it really was an impressive achievement. Then I heard about them firing the stonecutters to make way for a parking garage and introducing tickets for special services.