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Show i I Old English Cathedrals Magnificent Structures ; The medieval cathedrals of Eng-: Eng-: land are among the most magnifi-it magnifi-it in Europe, and among the ct preserved and most important wnitecturally. Many of them, says wnter in the New York Herald -, "'oune, while adhering to general '' j. hlc Principles, are distinctive in l'e and preserve some of the best , samples of early English architec- One need not be a student of rcniteclure or a devout churchman ' appreciate the beauty of these lTDt monuments to man's faith th Snd skiU- In their majesty , jy dominate many of the cities ; 01 England. , One of the cathedrals is Canter Ei!' lhS MetroP"tan Church ot i to, ,nd' Canterbury itself is an in- ' ,. Kent M ity in the Cou,lty o ' ,i,Thcalhedral is on the site of the :n7cb biU there by St. Augustine i p The Present building was in 'El ccss o construction from the The lh t0 the Fu"teenlh century, n', northwest transept was the scene of the murder of Thomas a Becket in 1170. Second only to Canterbury in ecclesiastical ec-clesiastical importance is York Minster in the City of York, in northern England, the see of the Archbishop of York. The great York Minster is the largest medieval cathedral in England and one of the oldest. The imposing edifice was built in the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries. Durham Cathedral is one of the most ancient and most important in the country, and also one of the most perfectly situated, on an eminence emi-nence above the old city Winchester cathedral, in the south of England, also is one of the earliest. It is the longest Gothic church in Europe. Many authorities consider Salisbury Salis-bury Cathedral the most perfect of the great English churches. It is an example of pure early English architecture, and is remarkable for its uniformity and harmony of design de-sign and its perfect proportions. It has the loftiest spire in England. It is unusual among medieval cathedrals cathe-drals in that it was completed within with-in forty years, from 1220 to 12fi0 |