The 50 greatest churches and cathedrals of the world

Dobson, Sue, author.

Book 2017

"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...

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Cathedrals Guidebooks

Church buildings Guidebooks

More in this Genre:

Guidebooks

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9781785782831
1785782835

Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Greatest churches and cathedrals of the world

Contents:

Introduction; The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals of the World; United Kingdom and Ireland; England; Church of Christ, Canterbury; Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lincoln; Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert, Durham; York Minster; Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Wells; St Paul's Cathedral, London; Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Ely; Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, Peterborough; St Michael's Cathedral, Coventry; King's College Chapel, Cambridge; St Mary the Virgin, WellingboroughSt Kyneburgha, Castor; Ireland; St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin; Scotland; St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall; Wales; St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire; Europe; Austria; St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna; Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg; Belgium; Cathedral Of Our Lady, Antwerp; Czech Republic; St Vitus Cathedral, Prague; Finland; Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki; France; Cathedral Of Notre-Dame, Strasbourg; Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy; Notre-Dame De La Garde, Marseilles; Germany; Cologne Cathedral, Cologne; Aachen Cathedral, Aachen; Marienkirche, Lübeck; Hungary, Mátyás-Templom, BudapestIceland; Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík; Italy; The Pantheon, Rome; Basilica Of San Clemente, Rome; Basilica Of Saint Francis Of Assisi, Assisi; Cathedral Of Monreale, Sicily; Malta; St John's Co-Cathedral, Valetta; Norway; Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim; Poland; Church Of Peace, Świdnica; St Mary's Basilica, Kraków; Portugal; Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon; Romania; The Painted Monasteries And Churches Of Bucovina; Russia; Holy Trinity Lavra, Sergiev Posad; Cathedral Of Christ The Saviour, Moscow; St Isaac's Cathedral, St Petersburg; Spain; La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona; Seville Cathedral, SevilleTurkey; Hagia Sophia, Istanbul; Ukraine; Monastery Of The Caves, Kiev; Australia; St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney; Africa; Ethiopia; The Rock-Hewn Churches Of Lalibela, Lalibela; North America; Canada; Notre-Dame Basilica, Montréal; USA; Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC; South America; Brazil; Metropolitan Cathedral, Rio De Janeiro

LCCN:

2017479865

Control Number:

2436197

View in Classic Catalog