Cathedrals
gothic

Intro - Let define church

If I define the pillars of Marriage (in order of priority)
  1. spiritual - common spiritual bond to God
  2. spend time together
  3. mental
  4. physical
Looking at a church and applying the same the 4 pillar is the physical
I would expect this to include:

Dome of the Rock 

	The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine
	not a mosque —  part of the  Al Aqsa Mosque complex.

	


	When was it built

	Built: 691–692 AD


Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

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The Vatican’s Cathedral

Built: originally 313–324 AD

Style: Roman → Medieval → Baroque (heavily rebuilt many times)

St. John Lateran named after?

  1. St. John the Baptist
    The basilica is dedicated first to John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ.

  2. St. John the Evangelist
  3. Lateran family whose palace once stood on the site.
Length: 140 metres (459 ft)
Width: 73 metres (239 ft)


Bremen St Petri Dome

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St Petri Dome
Orig Church Built 789 Cathedral 1042–1072


St. Mark’s Basilica (Venice)

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St. Mark’s Basilica was built mainly between 1063 and 1094 but its decoration continued for 500+ years, making it a fusion of Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance styles.

Length: 76.5 metres (251 ft)
Width: 62.6 metres (205 ft)
Dome height (outer): 43 metres (141 ft)



Norwich Cathedral

Norwick Cathedral
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build started 1096
Length: 461 ft)
Width: 177 ft)


Notre-Dame de Paris

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Early Gothic, the construction of the cathedral began in 1163 was largely completed by 1260,

Overall length: 127–128 m (419ft)
Overall width: 48 m(157f)
Height of the two west towers: 69 m(226ft)



Canterbury Cathedral (England)

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Gothic rebuilding began 1174.

Canterbury Cathedral begins with St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary in 597 AD .He found existing local Christians and worked with them to build a larger Christian community..

Key historical highlights:Magna Carta (1215)
Canterbury held one of the original 1215 copies .

Overall Length 514 feet (≈ 157 meters)
Central tower height: 235 ft



Salisbury Cathedral (England)

— begun 1220


Cologne Cathedral Kölner Dom

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Begun 1248, continued for centuries.(1880) Late Gothic / Flamboyant (c. 1350–1500)

External length: 144.58 m (474.3 ft)
External width: 86.25 m (283.0 ft)



St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican City)

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San-Pietro
First basilica built: c. 319–333 AD
Current basilica built: 1506–1626

Length: 220 metres (720 ft)
Width: 150 metres (490 ft)
Interior height (to top of dome): 136.6 metres (448 ft)


Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow, Russia)

Completed: 2000 Style: Neo Byzantine


Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia (Awali, Bahrain)

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Completed: Nov 2021

Length Estimate: 55–70 m (about 180–230 ft)
Width Estimate: 30–40 m (about 100–130 ft)



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