Christ Church Cathedral. Christ Church Cathedral (founded c.1028) is the spiritual heart of the city, and one of the top visitor attractions in Dublin.
Step inside and you can enjoy the cathedral’s beautiful interior and fascinating medieval crypt. There’s so much to see and discover at Christ Church Cathedral. Here are a few ideas to get you started... Www.mad-irishman.net/pubs/MI_MedievalCumbriaMap.pdf. Places to Visit in Scotland - St Andrews Cathedral, Fife. As befitted the headquarters of the Christian church in Scotland, its cathedral became the longest and greatest in Scotland.
Even in its present ruined state, the scale is impressive - at 355 feet long, it was at one time the second largest church in Britain. The effect on simple pilgrims who visited the cathedral 600 years ago must have been staggering. There was a monastic community in St Andrews in the 8th century. Due to pressure on Iona from the Vikings, the centre of the church in Scotland moved east, first to Dunkeld and then to Kilrimont (the Celtic name by which St Andrews was known in those days). Medieval Gothic Cathedrals. The Medieval Gothic Cathedrals were born in Saint Denis, Île-de-France, A.D. 1136, when the Abbot Suger decided to rebuild the Carolingian Church, starting with the western entrance.
Although still faithful to the Romanesque, the new façade introduced a new architectural element, the first Rose Window. And, the rest is History! The Sanctuary, built from 1140 to 1144, is a veritable manifesto of the new Gothic Art. Over the centuries, the splendor of these sacred structures has inspired believers, poets, painters and writers alike. The Medieval Gothic Cathedrals are the most beautiful religious buildings the Christian World has created.