Canterbury Cathedral
York Minster
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Building: Canterbury Cathedral
Date: 12th - 14th centuries
Exterior view of the cloister coutryard
Exterior view of the northeast corner
Exterior view of the Trinity Chapel ...
In England, French Gothic architecture intruded itself only twice, once in the 1170s in the eastern extension of Canterbury Cathedral and again in Henry III's Westminster Abbey (begun 1245), patterned on the general scheme of Reims, ...
Image at right: The Crypt of Canterbury cathedral, England.
Cupola : The turret which serves as the crown to the dome or roof of a structure.
Garth : The garden or court within a cloister, usually attached to or near a cathedral.
Hornton Stone was used in the building of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, St Paul's and Canterbury Cathedral. It was also the favourite material used by the Sculptors Henry Moore and Eric Gill.
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These radiating chapels would seem to have been suggested in Norwich and Canterbury cathedrals, but the feature is essentially a French one and in England is found only in Westminster Abbey, into which it was introduced by Henry III.
Lantern tower - A tall lantern, often over the crossing af a church, e.g. Canterbury Cathedral.
Latin cross - A cross with three short arms and long arm.
Norman ("Romanesque") architecture in England continued until the rise of Gothic around 1180 with the building of the east end in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Some of the many excellent Perpendicular Gothic buildings to see today include King's College Chapel, Cambridge, (1446-1515), Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey (1503-19), and Bath Abbey (1501-39). The naves of Canterbury Cathedral and ...
 See also: Architecture, Cathedra, Cathedral, Church, Chapel
  
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