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Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, [1] is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 672 by St Æthelthryth (also called Etheldreda). The earliest parts of the present building date to 1083, and it was ...
By the late 13th century the style of tracery evolved to include a greater number of narrow shapes that adapted easily to Gothic openings in combination with circular shapes as can be seen in the windows of the chapter house of York, the Octagon of Ely and the west window of Exeter. [44] Decorated Gothic at Exeter Cathedral.
James Essex (1722–1784) was an English builder and architect who mostly worked in Cambridge, where he was born.He designed portions of many colleges of the University of Cambridge, and carried out major restorations of the cathedrals at Ely and Lincoln.
Ely, Cambridgeshire has 182 listed buildings. Notable buildings Name Image Grade Notes Location Infirmary I Former 11th-century infirmary now four private dwellings consisting of St John's Farmhouse, Barn to south-west, Barn to north and Dovecote to St John's Farm Monastery barn and storehouse I Built c. 1575, the barn and storehouse of the monastery is located to the south of Ely Porta. [6 ...
An essay in Early English Gothic with the tallest spire in England St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow The architecturally unique Basilica of Sagrada Família in Barcelona combines structural elements of the traditional Gothic cathedral with a style drawing on Art Nouveau, local tradition and the imagination of its creator, Antoni Gaudí.
There’s a YouTube video of him conducting in Ely Cathedral, this huge gothic cathedral, which at one point was the biggest gothic cathedral in the world, in the ’70s with the London Symphony ...
Alan of Walsingham's unique octagonal lantern at Ely Cathedral.. Alan of Walsingham (died c. 1364), also known as Alan de Walsingham, was an English architect, first heard of in 1314 as a junior monk at Ely, distinguished by his skill in goldsmith's work, and for his acquaintance with the principles of mechanics.
What is a Tudor-style house? Known for pitched gable roofs, decorative wood trim, and old-world appeal, this architectural style was once a lot more common. An Architect Explains Why Tudor-Style ...