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Durham Cathedral

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Durham is one of the high points of cathedral architecture in this or any other land. The site helps; the church is perched above a bend of the River Wear and ringed below with trees. The cathedral was founded in 995 as a final resting place for the remains of Saint Cuthbert, which had been carted about for over a century since they were removed from Lindisfarne and the threat of the Danes. Cuthbert's followers built the White Church here, but it was pulled down by the second bishop of Durham when the present building was begun in 1093. The nave is astonishing; the relatively slender composite piers alternate with massive drum columns. In this building the three main innovations of the revolutionary Gothic style come together: pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses (hidden here above the aisle vaults). more details ...
Durham, County Durham, England

About Durham Cathedral
Attraction Type: Cathedral
Website: Durham Cathedral
Email: enquiries@durhamcathedral.co.uk
Phone: 0191 386 4266
Fax: 0191 386 4267
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Durham City
Tourist Information Centre
2 Millennium Place
Durham City
County Durham
England
DH1 1WA
Tel: 0191 384 3720
Fax: 0191 386 3015
Email: touristinfo@durhamcity.gov.uk
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