The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals

by Sue Dobson

Overview

Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities.
Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden's reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction.
Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785782848
Publisher:	Icon Books, Ltd. UK
Publication date:	11/02/2017
Series:	The 50
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	225
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About the Author

Sue Dobson is an awarding-winning travel writer and magazine editor with a passion for discovering the world, its art, music, religions and cultures. Her love of cities is balanced by the joy of landscapes as diverse as deserts and mountains.

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals of the World 17

United Kingdom and Ireland

England

Church of Christ, Canterbury 18

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lincoln 24

Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert, Durham 29

York Minster 34

Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Wells 39

St Paul's Cathedral, London 43

Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Ely 48

Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, Peterborough 53

St Michael's Cathedral, Coventry 58

King's College Chapel, Cambridge 62

St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough 67

St Kyneburgha, Castor 71

Ireland

St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 75

Scotland

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall 80

Wales

St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire 85

Europe

Austria

St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna 89

Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg 95

Belgium

Cathedral Of Our Lady, Antwerp 99

Czech Republic

St Vitus Cathedral, Prague 104

Finland

Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki 108

France

Cathedral Of Notre-Dame, Strasbourg 112

Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy 117

Notre-Dame De La Garde, Marseilles 122

Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne 127

Aachen Cathedral, Aachen 132

Marienkirche, Lübeck 137

Hungary

Mátyás-Templom, Budapest 142

Iceland

Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík 146

Italy

The Pantheon, Rome 149

Basilica Of San Clemente, Rome 153

Basilica Of Saint Francis Of Assisi, Assisi 157

Cathedral Of Monreale, Sicily 162

Malta

St John's Co-Cathedral, Valetta 167

Norway

Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim 172

Poland

Church Of Peace, Swidnica 177

St Mary's Basilica, Krakow 182

Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon 186

Romania

The Painted Monasteries And Churches Of Bucovina 190

Russia

Holy Trinity Lavra, Sergiev Posad 195

Cathedral Of Christ The Saviour, Moscow 200

St Isaac's Cathedral, St Petersburg 204

Spain

La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona 209

Seville Cathedral, Seville 213

Turkey

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul 218

Ukraine

Monastery Of The Caves, Kiev 222

Australia

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney 226

Africa

Ethiopia

The Rock-Hewn Churches Of Lalibela, Lalibela 232

North America

Canada

Notre-Dame Basilica, Montréal 236

USA

Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC 240

South America

Brazil

Metropolitan Cathedral, Rio De Janeiro 244