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Cathedral of Durham
Location:
EnglandTime Frame:
1033-1193Building Style:
RomanesqueArtist/Builder:
Bishop William de CarliefInformation:
The church was the first significant piece of architecture to be built during the medieval time period. This was due to the fact that it was a military focal point for the northern part of England, but also the religious base. The nave and chior had a combination of clustered and circular shaped piers which were fashioned with decorative patterns. At the top of each pier was a capital that supported the ribbed like vualting that dreaws over the nave and chior. On the second story or level, the gallary was transformed into more of a triforium which displayed two window like openings into the nave. The vualts and ribbed like arches helped inspire the gothic style of architecture to develop.
Cathedral of Durham
Aisles
Gallary