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    Salisbury Cathedral

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    Salisbury Cathedral: The Birth of English Gothic Architecture Rising four hundred and four feet above the Salisbury Plain in England‚ one can see the tip of the tallest spire in all of Britain. Below the spire lies a Cathedral of unmatched grandeur. The first stone for the Salisbury Cathedral was laid in 1220‚ and it was finished only thirty-eight years later in 1258. For the first time in history‚ ground was broken for an early Christian cathedral because the Salisbury Cathedral was the first

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    Cathedrals of England IN the dictionary‚ cathedrals are defined as another name or place of worship for Christians‚ Catholics‚ and etc. I’m about to take your imagination to some of the homeland of some of the oldest and beautiful cathedrals on Earth. I’m going to introduce you to London‚ the capital city of England‚ and the United Kingdom. Before we start our trip‚ let me tell you the variety of cathedrals we’ll see. There are over 50 cathedrals in England‚ and over

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    The National Cathedral

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    The National Cathedral The national Cathedral is a Gothic sculptured building located in Washington D.C. There were several architect that help complete this masterpiece. Frederick Bodley started the structured in 1893 as the head architect. Henry Vaughan was appointed the head supervisor in 1907. After Bodley and Vaughan passed away‚ Philip Hubert Frohman an American finished the National Cathedral in 1990. It took 83 years to finish the project. The Washington National Cathedral landscaping

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    Analysis of Cathedral

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    Charles Cecela Jessica Focer Composition 2/ WRIT 102 2 February 2011 Analysis of “Cathedral” The short story “Cathedral”‚ written by Raymond Carver is a rather simple story with a complex and revealing true meaning. A man‚ the narrator‚ is upset or uneasy about the arrival of his wife’s’ long time friend Robert. The main reason for him feeling upset is because the wife’s friend is blind. The narrator has obviously never experienced a blind person and is full of stereotypical thoughts and

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    Symbolism In Cathedral

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    The characters in the “Cathedral” had a lot of exploring the unknown. Not only was Robert exploring the unknown of what is a cathedral‚ but also so was the narrator with how was going to explain what a cathedral was. What is more‚ he also had to interact with a man that his original preconception was to hate. After the whole first half of the story of the narrator explaining why he did not want the blind man coming to his house. He wife left him there alone with him so he decided to smoke a joint

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    Cathedral Analysis Cathedral Analysis In Raymond Carver’s Cathedral there is a lot of symbolism relating to the narrator’s close mindedness. In this world there are people that are physically impaired‚ but this does not limit them in connecting with people emotionally. Some people who are not impaired have a tougher time realizing that they are the ones spiritually blind and unable to connect with people. The narrator is a man who is a person who is spiritually blind and does

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    Murder in the Cathedral

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    cathedraAustralian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences‚ 5(12): 2227-2230‚ 2011 ISSN 1991-8178 A Study of T. S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral 1 Hamedreza Kohzadi and 2Fatemeh Azizmohammadi 1‚2 Department of English Literature‚ Science and Research Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Arak‚ Iran. Abstract: T. S. Eliot ’s‚ Murder in the Cathedral‚ was originally written for the Canterbury festival and tells the story of the murder of Archbishop Thomas Beckett (1118-70) by Henry II ’s

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    Gothic Cathedral

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    with beautiful and enormous stained glass windows that allowed more light into the structures‚ imbuing all with a sense of warmth and color. Chartres Cathedral-Interior Chartres Cathedral--Interior The cathedral at Chartres was built during the Gothic period‚ and it showed an ideal of harmony within its structure and contents. Work on the cathedral started in 1194‚ and was mostly completed in 1220. It emphasizes strong vertical lines in its structure. The stained

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    Norwich Cathedral

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    A description of the media used: The Norwich Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Norwich England‚ the media that they used to construct the Cathedral‚ including tools and mechanical devices‚ they used hammers‚ mallets and chisels‚ ropes to left up heavy objects‚ pulleys‚ wood which carpenters used to make wooden cantering to support the construction of stone arches and vaults and many other things. Other media were also used such as limestone‚ water‚ stained glass‚ templates were used

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    Florence Cathedral

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    In the Florence Cathedral‚ Florence‚ Italy‚ there is a cathedral church whose octagonal dome‚ built without the aid of scaffolding‚ was considered the greatest engineering feat of the early Renaissance. Dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore‚ Our Lady of the Flower‚ it is also known as the Duomo‚ after the Italian word for cathedral. Created by many great Early Modern artists‚ this piece of architecture is a perfect example the Renaissance style. We can come to a better understanding of why this is so

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