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Work continues on earthquake-damaged Cathedral

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — The National Cathedral is preparing for its busy Christmas season as work continues on the earthquake damage.

Outside the cathedral, head mason Joe Alonso says crews have been stabilizing and now winterizing those portions of the towers.

He expects stonework to take more than a decade to complete.

Over the winter, Alonso will be cataloging the broken pieces of stone that will eventually be reassembled.

He says a friend of the cathedral has agreed to match dollar for dollar any donations made by the end of the year.

Check out a slideshow of the repairs:

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein contributed to this report. Follow “>WTOP on Twitter.

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