Durham Cathedral

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Cathedral Church building Romanesque architecture UNESCO World Heritage Site component

Durham Cathedral is a renowned Norman Romanesque cathedral in northeast England, celebrated for its massive stone architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Aliases (7)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cathedral → Church building → Romanesque architecture → UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
architecturalStyle	Norman → Romanesque →
builder	Bishop William of St-Calais → Norman monks →
consecrationYear	1133 →
constructionEnd	1133 →
constructionStart	1093 →
containsShrineOf	Saint Cuthbert →
containsTombOf	Saint Cuthbert → Venerable Bede →
country	United Kingdom →
currentUse	active place of worship →
dedicatedTo	Blessed Virgin Mary → Christ → Saint Cuthbert → Saint Oswald →
denomination	Church of England →
diocese	Diocese of Durham →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of York →
function	cathedral church of the Diocese of Durham →
governingBody	Chapter of Durham Cathedral →
hasArchitecturalElement	central tower → choir → massive piers → nave → pointed transverse arches → ribbed vault → transepts → western towers →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
knownFor	Norman Romanesque design → dramatic hilltop setting → early use of ribbed vaulting → massive stone architecture →
locatedAbove	River Wear →
locatedIn	Durham →
locatedInRegion	County Durham → North East England →
locatedOn	Durham Peninsula →
near	Durham Castle →
partOf	Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site →
previousDenomination	Roman Catholic Church →
primaryMaterial	stone →
seatOf	Bishop of Durham →
touristAttraction	yes →
UNESCOCriteria	(ii) → (iv) → (vi) →
worldHeritageSiteSince	1986 →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
County Durham → Durham → Durham, England →	knownFor
Durham Castle → Durham University Library and Collections → Palace Green Library →	locatedNear
Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral ("Durham Cathedral cloister") → Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral ("Durham Cathedral chapter house") →	associatedBuilding
Durham → North East England →	hasLandmark
Early English Gothic →	architecturalStyleOf
William Van Mildert →	associatedWith
Normans →	built
Venerable Bede ("Durham Cathedral (relics)") →	burialPlace
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) →	filmingLocation
Durham Castle →	formsEnsembleWith
Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral →	governs
Durham University ("Durham Cathedral (adjacent and historically linked)") →	hasNotableBuilding
County Durham ("Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site") →	hasWorldHeritageSite
Palace Green Library ("Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site") →	locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Romanesque architecture →	notableExample
Durham Castle ("Durham Castle and Cathedral") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Durham, England →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains