Durham Castle and Cathedral
Overview
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.
About Durham Castle and Cathedral
Durham Castle and Cathedral is a World Heritage Site in Durham, England, inscribed in 1986, with a minor boundary modification in 2008. The site pairs the Norman cathedral—begun in the late 11th to early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede and noted for vaulting that anticipated the Gothic—with the adjoining Norman castle, seat and stronghold of the prince-bishops. Occupying a defensible peninsula above a bend of the River Wear, the property covers about 8.79 ha.
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Details
- Countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- ISO Codes
- GB
- Area
- 8.79 ha
- Coordinates
- 54.7747, -1.5761
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