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Wells Cathedral, formally the ... Wells is the first cathedral in England to be built, from its foundation, in Gothic style. ... The interior of the cathedral was ...
Interior of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England. In 1338, to strengthen the cathedral, low arches topped by inverted arches of similar dimensions were inserted, forming scissors-like structures. These “scissor” arches brace the piers of the crossing on three sides, while the easternmost side is braced by a choir screen.
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Although the population recorded in the 2011 census was only 10,536, [3] (increased to 12,000 by 2018) and with a built-up area of just 3.244 km 2 (1.253 sq mi), [4] Wells has had city status since medieval times, because of the presence of Wells Cathedral. Often described as England's smallest city, [5] [6] it is actually the second smallest ...
The decagonal Chapter House with its huge flying buttresses is the first polygonal chapter house in England. Of the interior, the finest part is considered to be the late-13th-century "Angel Choir" with "gorgeous layers of tracery" [11] and enriched with carved angels. The transepts have two rose windows, the "Dean's Eye" on the north dating ...
The clock inside Wells Cathedral. The Wells Cathedral clock is an astronomical clock in the north transept of Wells Cathedral, England.The clock is one of the group of famous 14th– to 16th–century astronomical clocks to be found in the West of England.