4288 x 2848 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
8 febbraio 2018
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The cathedral of the City of Ely on the Isle of Ely stands on a site where, in AD 672, St Etheldreda built an abbey church. The present building was begun under the Normans - William the Conqueror - in 083, and cathedral status was granted it in 1109. Until the Reformation it was the Church of St Etheldreda and St Peter but it was then refounded as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, continuing as the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire. It is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. Having been built in a monumental Romanesque style, the galilee porch, lady chapel and choir were rebuilt in Decorated Gothic. Its most notable feature is the central octagonal tower, with lantern above which, along with the West Tower, dominates the surrounding landscape. Ely Cathedral is a major tourist destination, receiving around 250, 000 visitors per year. It is known as the Ship of the Fens because of its profile which is visible from some distance on the flat landscape.