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The Lady Chapel The Virgin Mary (2000) in the Lady Chapel, by David Wynne (1926–2014) [30] Headless statue in the Lady Chapel vandalised in the English Reformation; an example of iconoclasm. In 1321, under the sacrist Alan of Walsingham , work began on a large free-standing Lady Chapel , linked to the north aisle of the chancel by a covered ...
A Lady chapel or lady chapel is a traditional British term for a chapel dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly those inside a cathedral or other large church.The chapels are also known as a Mary chapel or a Marian chapel, and they were traditionally the largest side chapel of a cathedral, placed eastward from the high altar and forming a projection from the main building, as in ...
Alan of Walsingham's unique octagonal lantern at Ely Cathedral. Alan of Walsingham (died c. 1364), also known as Alan de Walsingham, was an English architect, first heard of in 1314 as a junior monk at Ely, distinguished by his skill in goldsmith's work, and for his acquaintance with the principles of mechanics. [1] [2]
There’s a YouTube video of him conducting in Ely Cathedral, this huge gothic cathedral, which at one point was the biggest gothic cathedral in the world, in the ’70s with the London Symphony ...
Lincoln Cathedral had a chapter of secular canons, for whom the earliest polygonal chapter house was built.. The 26 cathedrals described in this article are those of Bristol, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Manchester, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Ripon, Rochester, St. Alban's, Salisbury, Southwark, Southwell, Wells ...
the Lady chapel at St. Albans Cathedral (1308–26) the chapel of Alnwick Castle (1309–50) the nave and west front at Worcester Cathedral (1317–95) at Ely Cathedral; the Lady chapel (1321–49; east window, 1371–74) and the octagon, lantern and west bays of nave (1322–62)
Original – The lady chapel of Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England. Reason Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously. Articles in which this image appears Ely Cathedral, etc. FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors Creator Diliff
Cathedral city in England Ely Cathedral city Ely Cathedral from the south-east Ely Location within Cambridgeshire Area 69 sq mi (180 km 2) Population 19,200 (2021 census) • Density 278/sq mi (107/km 2) Civil parish Ely District East Cambridgeshire Shire county Cambridgeshire Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ELY Postcode district CB6, CB7 Dialling code ...