St. Paul 's Cathedral

However, the only feature of the cathedral that is there today but was not added during the original construction was the stained glass windows which were made between 1912 and 1930. Paul Vincent, an English stained glass artist, was responsible for making the stained glass. Then, in 1927 and 1931, the cathedral went under renovations. According to the official website of the Archdiocese of New York, these renovations included a larger sanctuary and the introduction of the great organ. Many years down the road, in 1976, the cathedral was made a National Landmark.

The Ely Cathedral was built in 1109 but much happened before that time, and has happened since then, on the location where it is standing. The building is 900 years old and took 300 years to be completely constructed. This Cathedral has seen sections damaged, crumbled, restored and replaced, but through all these hurdles and obstacles, the Ely Cathedral is beautiful and eloquent, just how it always has been.

The Notre Dame Cathedral is certainly one of the most beautiful locations in the world, as the city of Paris as a whole and the building's surroundings contribute to making visitors acknowledge the importance of this monument. Construction on the cathedral started in 1163 and was largely finished by 1250, with most of its features emphasizing Gothic influences. The building's architecture, the sculptures present in it, and the impressive stained glass all stand as reminders that the French community invested most of its cultural values into the church at the time when it was constructed.

1. Read Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" (pp. 32 - 42) and Sherman Alexie's "Flight Patterns" (pp. 54 - 67).

It is an ongoing problem that people are narrow-minded and have preconceptions. It does no one good and is an obstacle in your everyday life. By closing your eyes, the other senses, like feeling, hearing and smelling, tune in and take over. A lot can be learned from these senses and new truths can be unrevealed. In the short story Cathedral, the main character stops his prejudices and sees a new truth.

Their most glorious architectural accomplishment was the cathedral. Cathedrals, made of stone, were only established in rich and powerful cities, because they were very expensive. They boasted the city’s wealth, and demonstrated how important God was to their community. Cathedrals took hundreds of years, and thousands of people to construct. They were shaped like a cross, and were often the tallest building in that city.

St. Alfege church in Greenwich. But the church was rebuilt in 1712 through 1714. When

Corresponding to how the Salisbury Cathedral is the epitome of English Gothic Architecture, the Amiens Cathedral is the essence of French Gothic Architecture, the difference however is that with the Amiens Cathedral it is rather uniform in its appearance compared to the contrast of conflicting architectural styles of the Salisbury Cathedral. Amiens Cathedral serves as a testament to the beauty and grace of the French Gothic movement in the 13th century. This stunning cathedral stands in the once thriving and bustling town of Amiens, France, located roughly 140 kilometers north of Paris. The Amiens Cathedral was commissioned by Bishop Evrard de Fouilloy to replace a smaller church dedicated to St. Mary and St. Firmin that had burned down in 1218. The destruction that the fire had wreaked over the city was so disastrous that nothing remained from any of the former churches. Construction of the nave began in 1220 and finished in 1288, a period of sixty eight years. The master of the work was named Robert de Luzarches. Master Thomas de Cormont came after him and eventually his son, Regnault, succeeded him. There were several additions made at the times, and repairs and restorations have been carried out from time to time; but Amiens and its main features stands accurately to that of a thirteenth-century French cathedral. In 1258, another fire broke out that threatened to undo the work that the architectures spent so many years working on. Luckily the building survived, but not

The Cathedral of Saint Paul lies in Downtown Saint Paul, MN, where hundreds attend mass daily. This 102-year-old Cathedral’s Neoclassical-like double stone pillars separate two outer doors and a main door. This main entrance is double door with a Roman vault sitting on top. The massive size of the Cathedral makes the doors look unproportionable. The entrance for the people is below the low vault, but the door for the spirit is through the above colossal vault. Inside, each door has a Roman vault above it, near tangent to the wall itself, shaping the doors below appear larger. The gold handles on these doors shape a Holy entrance, an emphasis of the importance of attending mass. The squares on the dark finished wood create a character for the

From my observations, there was little in the way of information about the importance of the cathedral as a site of important historical significance. Most typical tourist sites have stands full of brochures of information about the site but I couldn’t find one inside the cathedral. I would say St. Giles was not heavily promoted in terms of the covenanters but promoted for its importance as an example of a style of architecture. I found it hard to set the tone for what the cathedral was like at the time because of the additions of things not from the time and because I could hear traffic from the street that the cathedral was

It could be argued that it was Augustine's famous mission in 597 A.D. from the Pope in Rome to King Aethelbert of Kent that really set up the future course of Christianity in Britain, creating a strong alliance between Christianity and Kingship. We do know that the church, St Peter on the wall was built in 654 A. D. and is known as the oldest church in England that is still in use.

William S Niven designed in 1886 what will be later called the Thames Cathedral, or St. Albans Church. It was commissioned by the then vicar Rev. Francis Leith Boyd. The construction of the new parish was needed after the railway line contributed to an exponential increase of the population. Its construction was made thanks to an extensive fundraising by the parishioners and the first foundation stone was laid in 1887. Niven designed the Church in the French Gothic style which in those years was a very popular style. All structural details are similar to the Parisian Cathedral, with very few exceptions, like the absence of Gargoyles (Mythological figures used to keep water away from the facade). Similarity we can find in the construction but

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Reims, northeast of Paris near Champagne was the coronation church of the kings of France and was an educational and cultural center. Also built of limestone, the architecture of the Reims Cathedral features Gothic style. It symbolizes an Early Gothic, Radiant Gothic and Flamboyant Gothic. The Reims Cathedral depicts a classic harmonic facade containing four levels. Its interior is defined by its towering heights and narrow proportions, and elaborate sculptural works. Because of the high quality of workmanship and materials used, Reims Cathedral features some of the most beautiful gothic art in existence. Five different cathedrals have been on the site on which Reims cathedral now sits since 401 CE. The current cathedral was built in 1211, after the previous cathedral had burned down. The new building was almost entirely finished by the end of the thirteenth century. 88 gargoyles were counted on the Reims Cathedral and are mainly used to drain off rainwater and are exceptional pieces of work, but do show the slight difference between Gothic and Romanesque styles. The stained glass windows are a beautiful part of Reims despite being damaged or ruined several times in the 18th century; the cathedral still has many 13th century stained glass windows, in the upper parts of the nave, choir and transept. On the opposite side of the great western portal, the Great Rose Window, dating from the end of the 13th century, represents “the Crowning

St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, England, was designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren. Approval of this most significant architectural project took six years just for the plan. Construction, which began in 1675, took thirty-five years until finally complete in 1710. It was built to replace a church that had been leveled by the Great Fire of 1666. St. Paul's is the largest cathedral in England, and said to be Wren's masterpiece. He brought a range of new forms, and architectural combination into English architecture. Masonry, brick, timber, and cut stone were used to form the structure of the cathedral. St. Paul’s Cathedral has been one of the main socially significant buildings in London. Cathedrals all around, have always played a

What is the importance of this cathedral and how did the local people accepted the cathedral?