Walking Tour: "Sacred Art and Architecture in Historic Downtown’s Places of Worship"
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Phone: 202-289-1200
Fax: 202-289-3535
Washington's Old Downtown was the home for many immigrant groups: people of different ethnicities, races and faiths. Fortunately today we can see many houses of worship that embody the history of and some that still perpetuate those traditions.
This tour, led by Alice Stewart, historian and tour guide, will present the history and interpret the art and architecture of several of the remaining places of worship, and we will try go inside at least a couple of them. The tour will walk past most of the following buildings: the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, the Chinese Community Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, the original Adas Israel, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, and the First Trinity Lutheran Church. Part of Arts on Foot Festival.
Contact Information
Phone: 202-289-1200
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This tour delivers the goods. Being raised just outside of washington d.c. (Bethesda), I've gone on innumerable DC sightseeing tours in my lifetime. Every time a family friend or relative visited from out of town meant another trip down to the Mall, another sightseeing tour. Monument tours, ghost tours, "Duck" tours, you name it I've done it. But out of all the DC tours I've been on this was one of the best. I went last weekend with my nieces and nephews on the Capitol Hill tour, which lasted a little over two hours. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable of the historic sites and presented the information in a fun and lively manner. His enthusiam for the subject was infectious. He had my nieces and nephews in rapt atttention from start to finish. Highly recommend.