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The interior of Chester Cathedral gives a warm and mellow appearance because of the pinkish colour of the sandstone. The proportions appear spacious because the view from the west end of the nave to the east end is unimpeded by a pulpitum and the nave, although not long, is both wide and high compared with many of England's cathedrals.
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Metz Cathedral – A 1468 fire damaged the roof. [23] Fireworks caused a fire in 1877. Nantes Cathedral – A fire on 28 January 1972 extensively damaged the roof, requiring a full restoration of the cathedral's interior. [24] [25] Another fire occurred on 18 July 2020. This fire centred around the organ level right behind the main circular window.
Chester Cathedral choir stalls, 1380, detail of a misericord depicting the Madonna and Christ Child with a dove(?) supported by two angels and framed by two pelicans, the symbol of Christ's love for the Church. The pelican (a mythical bird) was said to pluck feathers from its breast and feed its young on its own blood.
English: Cobweb painting, Chester Cathedral, England. Usually made in the Austrian Tyrolean Alps, carried out by monks who produced paintings on canvases made entirely of spiders' webs or caterpillars' silk.
A picture taken on April 16, 2019, shows an interior view of the cathedral after a fire devastated the building. AFP via Getty Images Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame Cathedral as it burns on ...
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