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Salisbury Cathedral
There are so many superlatives consorting with the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury: it has the tallest spire in Britain (404 feet); it houses the best preserved of the four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta (1215); it has the oldest working clock in Europe (1386); it has the largest cathedral cloisters and cathedral close in Britain; the choir (or quire) stalls are the largest and earliest complete set in Britain; the vault is the highest in Britain. Bigger, better, best—and built in a mere 38 years, roughly from 1220 to 1258, which is a pretty short construction schedule for a large stone building made without motorized equipment.
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The Bryn Athyn Cathedral is situated on a hill overlooking the picturesque Pennypack Creek Valley in the borough of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Since its dedication in 1919, it has been the central place of worship for the Bryn Athyn Church and a gathering place for members of the New Church throughout the world.
The main construction of the Cathedral took place between the years 1913 and 1928 with work on the stained glass windows and interior decoration continuing into the early 1940s and beyond. The main Cathedral building is Gothic, while the northern and southern buildings are in the early Romanesque style. The symbolic plan is based on the teachings of the New Church.
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Famous for its two different spires
The one on the right-a plain pyramid 105 metres, dates from 1140
The one on the left 113 metres In the Flamboyant style dates from the early 16th Century
The first church on the site was completed in 1625. The main or central gateway is called the Portada del Perdón or the "door of forgiveness".
Brecon Cathedral started life in 1093 as the Benedictine Priory of St John the Evangelist, built by the Normans on the site of an earlier Celtic church. At the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537 it became Brecon's Parish Church. It became a Cathedral only in 1923, on the establishment of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.
Some shots of the very impressive Notre Dame Cathedtal in Reims. which dates to the 13th century. The cathedral has seen Joan of Arc, and coronations of French Kings were once held here. A lot of history has passed through these doors.
I thought about lens correcting these - but then thought better of it, as they give a better sense of scale of the place, like this.
Somebody buy me a tilt-shift lens ;)
The three large buildings surrounding the landmark cathedral were all completed within the past two years.
Notice how the gingerbread house forms the core of the cathedral. With Sara's capable help (as a Catholic daughter of a mathematician), we were able to work out proper proportions and dimensions.
The gap in the middle is for the nave, sanctuary, and transepts, which slide right into the gap left by the gingerbread house.
Various views of the exterior of the incomporable 'Santa María de León Cathedral', also called 'The House of Light or the Pulchra Leonina' - a true masterpiece of Gothic architecture finally completed in the 16th century. There are plenty more photos of León and other Spanish towns if you take a look at my 'Sets' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.