Tuesday 17 November 2009

370 GB - Durham Castle and Cathedral (1986)

Brief Description

"Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede. It attests to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative audacity of its vaulting foreshadowed Gothic architecture. Behind the cathedral stands the castle, an ancient Norman fortress which was the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham."
杜伦大教堂和城堡

"杜伦大教堂建于11世纪末到12世纪初,用来存放圣 卡斯伯特(诺桑比亚的福音传播者)和圣比德的遗骨。它证明了早期比德修道团体的重要性,也是在英国极具诺曼底式风格的最大建筑物。杜伦大教堂的拱顶令人耳 目一新,迎来了中世纪的建筑风格。大教堂后面是一个古代诺曼底式的城堡,它曾是杜伦大主教的住所。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/370
Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral

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