3543 x 5315 px | 30 x 45 cm | 11,8 x 17,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
settembre 2008
Ubicazione:
Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK
Altre informazioni:
Glastonbury Abbey, founded in the seventh century, was a rich and powerful monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It became associated with the legends King Arthur in the 10th century, and later with the Holy Grail. The ruins and associated buildings are open today as a visitor attraction. At the start of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, there were over 800 monasteries, nunneries and friaries in England. By 1541, there were none. More than 15, 000 monks and nuns had been dispersed and the buildings had been seized by the Crown to be sold off or leased to new lay occupiers. The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey were purchased by the Bath and Wells Diocesan Trust in 1908. The ruins are therefore now the property of the Church of England. The ruins of the great church, along with the Lady Chapel is a grade I listed building, set in 36 acres of parkland and open to the public. It is approached by the Abbey Gatehouse which was built in the mid 14th century and completely restored in 1810.
