About: Wells Cathedral

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Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, UK

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  • gereja di Inggris (in)
  • kathedraal in het Verenigd Koninkrijk (nl)
  • église britannique (fr)
  • собор церкви Англии в Уэлсе, Сомерсет (ru)
  • Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, UK (en)
  • Kathedrale in Wells, England (de)
  • Nhà thờ Anh giáo ở Wells, Somerset, Anh (vi)
  • cadeirlan yn Wells, Gwlad yr Haf, Lloegr (cy)
  • edificio religioso inglese (it)
  • igreja anglicana (pt)
  • קתדרלה בסגנון גותי בדרום-מערב אנגליה (iw)
  • ওয়েলস কাথিড্রাল (bn)
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  • A capital in the narrative of the Fruit Stealers shows a farmer hitting a thief with a garden fork. (en)
  • The Golden Window at the east end of the choir depicting the Tree of Jesse (en)
  • The cathedral seen beyond the wall and moat of the Bishop's Palace (en)
  • The north transept with its Medieval clock face, the north porch and north-west tower (en)
  • The eastern bays of the choir showing the reticular vault and the gallery of saints beneath the east window (en)
  • There is a sculpture of the Virgin and Christ Child above the west door. (en)
  • The vault of the choir has a unique form perhaps patterned on wooden roofs. (en)
  • From the Market Place, Penniless Porch leads to Cathedral Green, and The Bishop's Eye to the Bishop's Palace. (en)
  • The view through William Joy's retrochoir into the Lady Chapel has been described as "one of the most subtle and entrancing architectural prospects in Europe". (en)
  • A chantry in the nave (en)
  • A couple sharing a jug of wine (en)
  • A pair of parakeets in a pine tree (en)
  • Aerial view of the cathedral and the Vicars' Close (en)
  • The cloisters, built in several stages, have Perpendicular tracery. (en)
  • The St Andrew's Cross arches seen from the transept (en)
  • One of several misericords showing heads (en)
  • The Bishop's Palace built by Ralph of Shrewsbury (en)
  • The altar and modern furnishings in the nave (en)
  • The internal dial of the astronomical clock (en)
  • The organ, Harrison & Harrison (en)
  • The salamander represents Eternal Life. (en)
  • The stairs to the chapter house and Vicars' Close (en)
  • View along the cloister showing the lierne vault (en)
  • Wells Cathedral in the Somerset countryside (en)
  • West front of Wells Cathedral (en)
  • The 13th-century west front was vandalised during the Monmouth Rebellion, destroying many of the carved figures and leaving others, like those of the Coronation of the Virgin, headless. (en)
  • A 1999 sculpture, The Weight of our Sins, by Josefina de Vasconcellos in the grounds of the Bishop's Palace (en)
  • Christ the Judge, occupies the gable. Beneath are twelve apostles and nine archangels. (en)
  • The strongly projecting buttresses have niches for statues. (en)
  • The outer dial and quarter-jacks on the north transept (en)
  • The internal elevation of the nave is in three levels: arcade, triforium gallery and clerestory. The triforium has a unique form with the arches not grouped into bays. (en)
  • The portal of the north porch has complex mouldings with sprouting foliage in the rebates. (en)
  • The quadripartite vault of the nave was decorated in the 19th century. (en)
  • The stiff leaf foliage of the capitals is renowned. (en)
  • The stellar vault of the Lady Chapel has lierne ribs making a star within a star. (en)
  • The chapter house is off the staircase to the right. Its central column and vault are often likened to a palm tree. The walls of the chapter house have fifty-one niches for seating. (en)
  • Vicars' Close extends to the north of the cathedral (en)
  • To the south and east of the cathedral is the Bishop's Garden and reflecting pool. (en)
  • One of several misericords showing contorted figures (en)
  • The choir stalls have 19th-century stone canopies and modern embroideries commemorating bishops. The 19th century saw the restoration of the building and its fittings. (en)
  • The 13th-century west front by Thomas Norreys. As a synthesis of form, architectural decoration and figurative sculpture it is considered to be unsurpassed in Britain. (en)
  • The central tower, nave and south transept seen from the cloister garth. The nave rises above the pitched roof of the aisle. The buttresses are of low profile. (en)
  • In the lowest range, many statues are lost but this group of saints remains at the back of the north tower. (en)
  • This early 14th-century eastern window was heavily restored in the 19th century. (en)
  • The horizontal line of the nave is emphasised by the unbroken galleries. (en)
  • The baptismal font from the Saxon church of Aldhelm predates the cathedral by more than 400 years. (en)
  • The Lady Chapel was probably designed by Thomas Witney, . The windows have tracery of a regular net-like pattern and contain ancient stained glass. (en)
  • A gallery of royalty fills the niches of the north west buttresses, with clerics on the south west. (en)
  • The cathedral from the south east. To the right of the central tower is the choir with the Lady Chapel projecting beyond it, and the chapter house, extreme right. (en)
  • A staircase leads from the cathedral to the chapter house and the Chain Gate which gives access to Vicars' Close. (en)
  • The five windows of the Lady Chapel contain medieval stained glass, mostly fragmentary, except for the central window. (en)
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  • Eastern end of the cathedral, 1310–45 (en)
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  • Wells Cathedral and its environs (en)
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  • Ardeaglais Wells (ga)
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  • Уэлский собор (ru)
  • 韋爾斯座堂 (zh)
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