Durham Castle and Cathedral
World Heritage Site
- Official name
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Durham Castle and Cathedral |
UNESCO
- Country
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United Kingdom |
Map
- Continent
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Europe
- Location
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County of Durham, England
54.7747° Lat, -1.5761° Lon |
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- Code
- 370
- Time Zone
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Europe/London (GMT, +0000)
- Current Time
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- Category
- Cultural
- Description
- Inscribed 1986. 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.
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