达勒姆城堡和座堂

达勒姆大教堂建于11世纪末到12世纪初，用来存放圣卡斯伯特（诺桑比亚的福音传播者）和圣比德的遗骨。它证明了早期比德修道团体的重要性，也是在英国极具诺曼底式风格的最大建筑物。达勒姆教堂的拱顶令人耳目一新，迎来了中世纪的建筑风格。大教堂后面是一个古代诺曼底式的城堡，它曾是达勒姆王室大主教的住所。

Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede. It attests to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative audacity of its vaulting foreshadowed Gothic architecture. Behind the cathedral stands the castle, an ancient Norman fortress which was the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham.

文化遗产


国别	英国 United Kingdom
中文名称	达勒姆城堡和座堂
英文名称	Durham Castle and Cathedral
遗产类别	文化遗产
登录年份	1986,2008
选入标准	(ii)(iv)(vi)