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On top of the central part is a large Baroque window with a triangular gable and a balustrade with statues of saints. The deep niches in the facade contains statues of Saint Blaise (patron saint of Dubrovnik) and Joseph with Child. The lateral sides of the cathedral are rather plain, articulated by pillars and semicircular windows.
According to the cathedral, it is the largest tapestry made in one single piece. [10] However, the Guinness Book of Records lists a 2018 tapestry in Peru, at 288.5 square metres (3,105 sq ft), as the largest. [11] In 2015, it underwent surface cleaning and minor repairs. [1] [12] Spence was knighted for his work on the new cathedral in 1960. [13]
Cathedral: The Story of its Construction is an illustrated book written by David Macaulay. Published in 1973 by Houghton Mifflin, it was the author's first book. Cathedral tells the story of the construction of a great medieval cathedral using pen-and-ink drawings. [1] [2] It won the 1975 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for children's non ...
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Mobile, Alabama) Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, California; Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Denver), listed on the NRHP in Denver, Colorado
Bust of William Walker in the Cathedral gardens. A small statue of Walker is displayed in the Cathedral, near the shrine of St Swithun and the remains of King Canute. [6] Until May 2001 the statue was one mistakenly modelled on the project's consultant engineer, Francis Fox. [7] There is also a bust of Walker in the Cathedral gardens. [8]
The Cathedral Folk (Russian: Соборяне, romanized: Soboryane), also translated as The Cathedral Clergy, is a novel by Nikolai Leskov, a series of "romantic chronicles" (as the author called them) of the fictional town of Stargorod. It is his only full-length novel translated into English.
The architecture of the cathedral draws on many influences. The dome and pillars reflect a Renaissance style. Other features, including the rose windows and mosaics, echo the broad tradition of Christian art. The cathedral dome, at a height of 44.2 metres (145 ft), is a prominent landmark on the city skyline. [3]
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, also known as Daet Cathedral, is a prominent Latin Rite Roman Catholic cathedral located in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines. It was erected in 1984 and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Daet , which was created by a papal bull on May 27, 1974.