Cathedrals

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/ith its stunning photographs and engaging commentary, Cathedrals leads you on a tour through the history of the cathedral, taking you to some of the most spectacular and historically important cathedrals ever built
t Take a trip to the British Isles to see Old St. Paul's in London, which was destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, and the ruins of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
t Visit the Continent and see the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Paris, where the fictional hunchback Quasimodo was bell-ringer, and the cathedral at Pisa, Italy, whose bell tower—the Leaning Tower of Pisa—actually draws more tourists than the cathedral itself
t Travel to the East to see Manila Cathedral in the Republic of the Philippines, which has been rebuilt I
five times; to Afiica to visit the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, a modern cathedral I
built of concrete, glass, and local stone; and to New York City to explore St. Patricks Roman Catholic I
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/ith its stunning photographs and engaging commentary, Cathedrals leads you on a tour through the history of the cathedral, taking you to some of the most spectacular and historically important cathedrals ever built
t Take a trip to the British Isles to see Old St. Paul's in London, which was destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, and the ruins of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
t Visit the Continent and see the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Paris, where the fictional hunchback Quasimodo was bell-ringer, and the cathedral at Pisa, Italy, whose bell tower—the Leaning Tower of Pisa—actually draws more tourists than the cathedral itself
t Travel to the East to see Manila Cathedral in the Republic of the Philippines, which has been rebuilt I
five times; to Afiica to visit the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, a modern cathedral I
built of concrete, glass, and local stone; and to New York City to explore St. Patricks Roman Catholic I
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Strictly spealiing, a cathedral is the seat of a bishop—his headquarters, the church from which he oversees his flock. These churches are generally beautiful and imposing, designed as monuments to the greater glory of God. But cathedrals are important not only for spiritual and hierarchical reasons, but because of their architecture— throughout the ages, cathedral architecture has inspired many architects and builders of all kinds of structures, from business and government buildings to homes. Catbedrab celebrates these wonderful buildings and takes the reader on a tour through their history, explaining how they evolved and why they took the forms that they did.
In Cathedrak medieval historian Robin S. Oggins discusses the history and evolution of the cathedral, from the early Christian era and Emperor Constantines conversion to Chrisdanity in the fourth century through the Reformation, when Protestants damaged or destroyed many of the cathedrals in Europe, and up to the twentieth century, when many cathedrals were rebuilt following World War II. This stunning book is a pictorial history of cathedrals all over the world, from Turkey to Sweden and from Africa to New York City:
t Canterbury Cathedral in England, where Archbishop Thomas
Becket was martyred in 1170 t Spain's Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the destination for one
of medieval Europe's most popular pilgrimages t Germany's Cologne Cathedral, which survived the British bombing
raids of World War II despite a number of direct hits t St. Vitus' Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic, which was begun in
1353 but not finally completed until 1929 t The cathedral at Lund, Sweden, the seat of the first Scandinavian archbishop


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t The tremendous Duomo in Florence, Italy, whose architects
included some of the greatest figures in Renaissance art t St. Basils Cathedral in Moscow, which was built by Ivan the Terrible t St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, which is
built on the site of Sydney's first Roman Catholic chapel t The still unfinished Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, which hosts a diverse array of religious celebrations
Each chapter opens with an introduction that places the featured cathedrals in their social and historical context, and each photograph is accompanied by an extended caption discussing the highlighted cathedral's architectural and historical significance.
With spectacular photographs and an engaging and informative text. Cathedrals is not only a beautifiil picture book, but a fascinating exploration of this influential architectural wonder Vissza