Durham Cathedral

E25831
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.

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Label Occurrences
Durham Cathedral canonical 41
Durham Castle and Cathedral 2
Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site 1

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 Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary

Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: 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 Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site
previousDenomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
primaryMaterial stone ⓘ
seatOf Bishop of Durham ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteSince 1986 ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Normans → built → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham University → hasNotableBuilding → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Cathedral (adjacent and historically linked)
Romanesque architecture → notableExample → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
North East England → hasLandmark → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
County Durham → knownFor → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
County Durham → hasWorldHeritageSite → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) → filmingLocation → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Venerable Bede → burialPlace → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Cathedral (relics)
Durham → hasLandmark → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham → knownFor → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Bishop William Van Mildert → associatedWith → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: William Van Mildert
Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral → governs → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral → associatedBuilding → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Cathedral cloister
Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral → associatedBuilding → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Cathedral chapter house
Durham Castle → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Castle and Cathedral
Durham Castle → locatedNear → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham Castle → formsEnsembleWith → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Palace Green Library → locatedNear → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Palace Green Library → locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site
Durham University Library and Collections → locatedNear → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Early English Gothic → architecturalStyleOf → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham, England → knownFor → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham, England → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
River Wear → hasLandmarkOnBanks → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Diocese of Durham → cathedral → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Diocese of Durham → episcopalSeat → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
cathedrals of the Church of England → hasPart → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Saint Cuthbert → placeOfBurial → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Saint Cuthbert → majorShrine → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Bishop William of St-Calais → burialPlace → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: William of St-Calais
Bishop William of St-Calais → patronOf → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: William of St-Calais
World Heritage Sites in England → hasPart → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Castle and Cathedral
World Heritage Sites in England → hasNotableExample → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham Peninsula → contains → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham Peninsula → partOf → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham World Heritage Site
Durham Peninsula → hasLandmark → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Bishop of Durham → seat → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Norman architecture → notableExample → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham railway station → hasViewOf → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Durham Miners' Gala → hasVenue → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Dean of Durham → locatedIn → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Dean of Durham → seat → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Dean of Durham → jurisdiction → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Cathedral precincts
Dean of Durham → associatedWith → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Heritage Site of Durham Castle and Cathedral
Norman Chapel → locatedNear → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Palace Green → borderedBy → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
Palace Green → hasViewOf → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
St John’s College → nearbyLandmark → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: St John’s College, Durham
Bishop Thomas Hatfield → burialPlace → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Hatfield
Bishop Thomas Hatfield → associatedWith → Durham Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Hatfield