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Amiens Cathedral floorplan: massive piers support the west end towers; transepts are abbreviated; seven radiating chapels form the chevet reached from the ambulatory. In Western ecclesiastical architecture, a cathedral diagram is a floor plan showing the sections of walls and piers, giving an idea of the profiles of their columns and ribbing.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures of the Church of England" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Church of England church buildings in Europe (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Church of England church buildings" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Most church plans in England have their roots in one of two styles, Basilican and Celtic and then we see the later emergence of a 'two-cell' plan, consisting of nave and sanctuary. [14] In the time before the last war, there was a movement towards a new style of architecture, one that was more functional than embellished. [14]
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the origin of the Anglican tradition, with foundational doctrines being contained in the Thirty-nine Articles and The Books of Homilies. [2] Its adherents are called Anglicans.
[1] The other was a representation of the Royal Arms, a feature of Anglican churches, representing the monarch's role as head of the Church of England. [1] The arms has been made in several different forms. It has been done as a painting, as an embroidery, or as a relief made out of wood, stone or iron. [2]
Manchester Cathedral began as a parish church and was re-founded as a religious college in 1422, much of its structure being designed by John Wastell (1485 to 1506), then heavily restored in 1882. It is very different in style from the earlier great churches, sometimes being listed with the 13 Anglican "parish-church cathedrals".