Church Architecture

Winchester Cathedral
1079 - 1532 Architecture

The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity,Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winchester Cathedral, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe.

One of the grandest cathedrals in England, the oldest architectural elements date back to the 11th century in the Norman period of British history. Remains of Saint Swithun and old Saxon kings were moved from a nearby church and interned at the cathedral.

It was originally a Roman Catholic Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Trinity,
Paul the Apostle, Peter the Apostle and Swithun. The current denomination is Church of England.

York Minster
627 - 1472 Architecture

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York Minster is officially known as the “Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York” and is the cathedral of the city of York in the northeast of England. The church on the site was originally founded in the year 627 and the current magnificent Gothic structure was completed in the year 1472, the year that church was consecrated.

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When we think of Christian architecture, we may picture towering cathedrals with intricate stained-glass windows, but the roots of this style are much more humble. The earliest Christian structures were not grand, but rather simple house churches. As Christianity grew, its places of worship grew in size and intricacy.

The transition from early Christian to medieval architecture paralelled societal and religious changes. The Romanesque style, characterized by its rounded arches and massive walls, was followed by the Gothic style with its pointed archs, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.

Christian architecture has created some of the world’s most iconic structures. These buildings all share a common thread: they are physical manifestations of the Christian faith.

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