Three spires on the Washington National Cathedral, site of state funerals for several presidents, broke and fell and the Capitol suffered some minor damage in Tuesday's earthquake.
Richard Weinberg, director of communications at the Episcopal cathedral, said the 30-story-high central tower had suffered "significant" damage with three of the fleurs-de-lys shaped corner spires breaking off and falling to the ground.
"A fourth is leaning," said Weinberg. "There was other minor structural damage to buttresses and smaller pinnacles."
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