Canterbury Cathedral
English Gothic landmark
Canterbury Cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the senior bishop of the Anglican Communion.
Located in Canterbury, Kent, it has been a major pilgrimage site since the 1170 murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket within its walls.
The cathedral remains central to Anglican identity and English religious history.
Senior prelate over province
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
- naveChurch's main interior
- altarSacred ritual table
clergy · sermon · worship · diocese · ecclesiastical · sacristy · vestments · Eucharist
Church's main interior
- stained glassColored window art
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- spireTapering architectural peak
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
vaulting · Norman · Romanesque · choir · cloisters · chapter house · stone · medieval
Murdered English archbishop
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- shrineSacred devotional place
- Henry IIFirst Plantagenet English monarch
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
knights · transept · penance · canonization · murder · saint · archbishop · conflict
Religious journey-taker
- journeyTravel from place to place
- shrineSacred devotional place
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
Chaucer · medieval · penance · sanctuary · holy · route · indulgence · spiritual
Cultural arm of UN
- World Heritage SiteInternationally recognized protected place
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
monument · landmark · tourism · archaeology · antiquity · cultural significance · historical · Augustine
archbishop
Senior prelate over province
altar · clergy · sermon · worship · diocese · ecclesiastical · sacristy · vestments · Eucharist · psalms
nave
Church's main interior
- stained glassColored window art
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- spireTapering architectural peak
flying buttress · vaulting · Norman · Romanesque · choir · cloisters · chapter house · stone · medieval · perpendicular
Thomas Becket
Murdered English archbishop
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- shrineSacred devotional place
- Henry IIFirst Plantagenet English monarch
assassination · knights · transept · penance · canonization · murder · saint · archbishop · conflict · crown
pilgrim
Religious journey-taker
Chaucer · relics · medieval · penance · sanctuary · holy · route · indulgence · spiritual · procession
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- World Heritage SiteInternationally recognized protected place
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
restoration · monument · landmark · tourism · archaeology · antiquity · cultural significance · historical · Augustine · 597
- British LandmarksTower of London, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, Buckingham Palace
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- Historic BritainStonehenge, Tower of London, Hadrian's Wall, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey
- British ReligionAnglican, Church of Scotland, Westminster Abbey, vicar, rector
- Gothic Architecturepointed arches, flying buttress, flying buttresses, pointed arch, rose window
- KentDover, Ashford, Folkestone, Chatham, Sandwich
Canterbury CathedralSt. Peter's Basilica
Rome's principal Catholic church
Rome · Hagia Sophia · Mecca · Temple Mount · Lhasa
Canterbury CathedralPalace of Westminster
UK legislative building
Buckingham Palace · Houses of Parliament · Tower of London · Windsor Castle · Whitehall
Canterbury CathedralSt. Peter's Basilica
Rome's principal Catholic church