Durham Castle and Cathedral
World Heritage
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (a Northumbrian preacher) and the Venerable Bede. It bears witness to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative boldness of its vaulting foreshadows Gothic architecture. Behind the cathedral stands the Castle, an ancient Norman fortress that was once the residence of the Prince-Bishops of Durham.
# Gothic architecture
# Durham Cathedral
# St Cuthbert
# Venerable Bede
# Benedictine monastery
# Norman architecture
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