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Exterior view of Chester Cathedral. Founded as a Benedictine abbey in 1092 CE.

Zvartnots is the oldest and largest aisled tetraconch church in historical Armenia. It was built in the middle of the 7th century CE, under the instructions of the Catholicos Nerses III (r. 641-661 CE). Four column capitals decorated with...

St Patrick's Cathedral was established in 1191 and the building you can visit today originates from c. 1220.

Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, founded c. 720 CE.

Exterior view of Chester Cathedral. Founded as a Benedictine abbey in 1092 CE.

Christ Church Cathedral is believed to have been founded by Dúnán (d. 1074), the first bishop of Dublin and the Norse king of Dublin Sitric Silkenbeard (r. c. 989/995–1036) as a Viking church during the 11th century. The stone church, parts...

A view of the exterior of the apsidal chapels of Chartres Cathedral, France. Constructed between 1194 and 1220 CE.

Founded c. 720 CE, the Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983 CE.

St Canice’s Cathedral and Round Tower, Kilkenny. The monastic activity on the site is believed to have been established in the 6th century CE by Saint Canice, while the present church dates from the 13th century CE.

The Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence. The cathedral was founded in 1296 CE but its great dome was not completed until 1436 CE. The project was the work of the Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE).