Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and the symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it stands on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury.
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Building Type LocationCanterbury, Kent, England 2 Completed YearMarks the Norman rebuild; the Gothic quire after the 1174 fire and the Bell Harry crossing tower, begun 1433, were built later. Completed Year Completed Year Height (m)Height of the Bell Harry crossing tower, the cathedral's tallest point. Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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1. Canterbury Cathedral (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Canterbury Cathedral, lead section, opening sentence
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Wikipedia, Canterbury Cathedral, lead section, second paragraph
The cathedral was founded in 597 but was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077.
Wikipedia, Canterbury Cathedral, lead section, second sentence
Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia, Canterbury Cathedral, History section, Bell Harry Tower
The 235-foot (72 m) crossing tower was begun in 1433, although preparations had already been made during Chillenden's priorate when the piers had been reinforced.
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Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and the symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it stands on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury.
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3. Wikidata: Canterbury Cathedral
- Wikidata Q29265, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q29265, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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