St Michael’s Cathedral

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Anglican cathedral church building tourist attraction war memorial

St Michael’s Cathedral is the historic Anglican cathedral in Coventry, England, whose ruins from the 1940 World War II bombing stand alongside a modern rebuilt church as a symbol of reconciliation and peace.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican cathedral → church building → tourist attraction → war memorial →
alsoKnownAs	Coventry Cathedral →
architectOfModernBuilding	Basil Spence →
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture →
associatedMovement	Community of the Cross of Nails →
causeOfDestruction	Luftwaffe bombing raid →
cityRole	major landmark of Coventry →
constructionStartDateModern	1950s →
country	United Kingdom →
dateDestroyed	14 November 1940 →
dedicatedTo	Saint Michael →
denomination	Church of England →
diocese	Diocese of Coventry →
features	Chapel of Unity → Charred Cross of Coventry → Cross of Nails → Graham Sutherland tapestry of Christ in Glory → large baptistry window →
function	seat of the Bishop of Coventry →
governingBody	Chapter of Coventry Cathedral →
hasMuseumOrExhibition	displays on the Coventry Blitz →
hasPart	modern cathedral building → ruined medieval cathedral →
hasRuin	medieval cathedral ruins →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building →
inaugurationDateModern	1962 →
liturgicalTradition	Anglican →
locatedIn	Coventry → England → United Kingdom → West Midlands →
notableEvent	bombing of Coventry in World War II →
originalSpireStatus	one of the tallest church spires in England →
originalTowerHeight	approximately 90 metres →
primaryMaterialModern	concrete → sandstone →
primaryUse	Christian worship →
province	Province of Canterbury →
publicAccess	open to visitors →
secondaryUse	civic ceremonies venue → concert venue →
symbolism	peace → reconciliation →
theme	Christian forgiveness →
war	Second World War →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
bombing of Coventry →	notableStructureDestroyed