Interior of the Bath Abbey
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Selby Abbey is one of the relatively few surviving abbey churches of the medieval period, and, although not a cathedral, is one of the biggest. It was founded by Benedict of Auxerre in 1069 and subsequently built by the de Lacy family. Selby Abbey contains a rare and famous feature: a 14th century Washington Window. The window shows three red stars above two red bands on a white shield which are the charges on the Washington family Arms and the model for the American flag: the Stars and Stripes. It was General George Washington, later President George Washington, 1st President of the United States of America, who held this coat of arms which became the footprint for the creation of a new flag for the newly formed country.
Fontfroide Abbey, Corbieres, Languedoc, France… www.catharcountry.info One-week tour of Cathar Castles: covering Cathar beliefs, history, origins, crusade, inquisition … Dates: 2-9 June 2018. Now...
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Purcell have been conserving the fabric of the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral for over twenty years.
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There’s more to Scotland than amazing castles and great whisky – there are Scottish abbeys too! In our two years exploring the country, we visited quite a few abbeys in Scotland. Most of the Scottish
De dom van Speyer is een kathedraal in de Duitse stad Speyer. De dom is de grootste kerk in romaanse stijl ter wereld. Samen met de kathedralen van Mainz en Worms maakt hij deel uit van de drie romaanse Kaiserdome langs de Rijn. Paus Pius XI heeft de kerk in 1925 tot basiliek verheven. Wikipedia
The Abbey is situated in the wooded River Rye valley near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, in the north east of England and has an enviable position. The River Rye valley at this point is heavily wooded and provides shelter to lower lying farmland...
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Beautiful Gloucester Cathedral . HDR from 3 RAWs in Photomatix, worked in Lightroom 3
The Cathedral main entrance, at St Albans
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The West Facade of Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire, England
The ruins of Tintern Abbey in South Wales, the result of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, which brought 400 years of monastic life to an abrupt end in the 1530s.
"Three architectural features are typical of the Gothic. These are the pointed arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress. It is the pointed arch that most clearly makes Gothic building look different from Roman and Romanesque work. In the older style the semicircular, round arch was used everywhere. But Gothic architects did not invent the pointed arch. It had been used much earlier in the Near East. It was used by Muslim artists in Asia, Africa, and even in parts of southern Europe. The use of the pointed arch in Europe started very soon after the First Crusade (1099), when Jerusalem was captured from the Muslims. Thousands of crusaders from Western Europe saw buildings and works of art entirely different from those that they were used to... This explains the arrival of the pointed arch in Europe". - from here. This is the ambulatory of Downside Abbey church, built in the 19th-century to designs by Hansom, Garner and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely). Built on an island in the Fens in East Anglia. the original construction started in 1084. The main sections of the cathedral being completed by 1189. Building and alterations continued for many years, in 1322 the great tower over the cross of the church collapsed, and a new 'Lantern' was built to replace the tower. Explore 3rd September 2011 #210
St. Patricks Cathedral Church, Melbourne, Australia
To mark 2020’s Year of Cathedrals, Year of Pilgrimage, here are some of the most awe-inspiring ecclesiastical buildings that have helped shape Britain
Tintern Abbey, Wales, UK.
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
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Copyright © Robert Vardigans 2009 The sun came out stronger, giving more contrast and depth to the picture. I found this interesting angle looking over wall, with the archway building the composition. I feel this picture looks much more real and less wedding cakey even without the rich blue sky and white fluffy clouds! Explore No 51 - Highest position: 443 on Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Cork. Ireland.
Fountains Abbey, England
Tibidabo Church, Barcelona
Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, France
St. Michael's Parish Church in Linlithgow is one of the outstanding medieval churches in Scotland. A church has stood on this site for many centuries; the first documented reference is in a charter of King David in 1138. The present nave was finished around 1426, the chancel about 50 years later, and the apse was added in 1531. During the Wars of Independence Edward I of England used the church as a military storehouse until King Robert the Bruce sacked the garrison here. The church was closed in 1896-1898 to enable a complete restoration to be undertaken. There once was a stone crown on the tower (like St Giles in Edinburgh) but it was removed in 1821 because it was heavy and might cave in the roof. It was replaced with a modern crown in 1964, representing the Crown of Thorns. Stairs near the entrance (not suitable for visitors) lead to three ancient bells; St Michael, Alma Maria (cast 1490), and Meg Duncan. St. Michael's Parish Church is nearly always visible from Linlithgow Palace.
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Salisbury Cathedral - the cloisters and nave
Peterborough, originally known as Medeshamstede, is an ancient settlement and an early centre of Christianity. The Anglo-Saxon period saw the establishment of a 7th century monastery on this site. Probably destroyed by the Vikings, it was subsequently restored as a Benedictine Abbey in the 10th century. This later became Peterborough Cathedral. There are many remains of the abbey in the Cathedral precincts. The Cathedral's architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration. Peterborough Cathedral is known for its imposing Early English Gothic West Front (façade) which, with its three enormous arches, is without architectural precedent and with no direct successor. The appearance is slightly asymmetrical, as one of the two towers that rise from behind the façade was never completed, but this is only visible from a distance, while the effect of the West Front upon entering the Cathedral Close is overwhelming. (Source: Wikipedia)
Arundel Cathedral in West Sussex is considered one of the finest examples of French-Gothic architecture in the UK. It was commissioned by the Howard Family who live at the adjacent castle in 1868, 40 years after the 1929 Catholic Emancipation Act allowed the foundation of Roman Catholic parishes to become legal again. It was not designated a cathedtal however until 1965 after the foundation of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
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