Home›Religious and Sacred Buildings›Building Type›CathedralConceptCathedralBuilding Types and Traditions as ConceptsReference and ClassificationDevelopingA cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra, Greek for seat, of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference or episcopate. The cited article says churches with the function of cathedral are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, and that church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain and North Africa in the fourth century, although cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the twelfth century. Buildings recorded in the atlas as cathedrals are grouped under this concept.FactsCathedralConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsConcept DomainWell-attestedChristian episcopal church architecture 1CathedralFilter Results26 entriesBuilding FamilyAllChristian Churches and Cathedrals (25)Islamic Mosques (1)PlaceAllAustria (1)Brazil (1)Christchurch (1)Czechia (1)France (4)Germany (3)Italy (3)Japan (1)Russia (1)Spain (2)Sweden (1)United Kingdom (7)StyleAllBaroque Revival Architecture (1)Early English Gothic Architecture (1)English Baroque Architecture (1)French Gothic architecture (1)Gothic Architecture (16)Gothic Revival (1)Islamic Architecture (1)Modernist Architecture (1)Moorish Architecture (1)Norman Architecture (1)Renaissance Architecture (2)Romanesque Architecture (1)Romanesque Revival Architecture (1)Russian Architecture (1)Umayyad Architecture (1)Completed YearAll597 (1)601 (1)786 (1)828 (1)1001 (1)1061 (1)1077 (1)1080 (1)1083 (1)1093 (1)1133 (1)1145 (1)1163 (1)1220 (4)1248 (1)1258 (1)1270 (1)1275 (1)1287 (1)1296 (1)1345 (1)1375 (1)1386 (1)1436 (1)1472 (1)1511 (1)1519 (1)1532 (1)1555 (1)1561 (1)1710 (1)1880 (1)1894 (1)1905 (2)1925 (1)1929 (1)1965 (1)1970 (1)Standing StatusAllDemolished (1)Standing (25)ArchitectAllFilippo Brunelleschi (1)Oscar Niemeyer (1)GroupAllChristian Churches and Cathedrals (25)Islamic Mosques (1)MaterialAllAshlar (2)Brick (5)Concrete (1)Dome (1)Flying Buttress (1)Glass (1)Granite (1)Limestone (6)Marble (4)Rib Vault (1)Sandstone (2)Stained Glass (2)Stone (7)Vault (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 26Amiens CathedralCathedralBerlin CathedralCathedralCanterbury CathedralCathedralCathedral of BrasiliaCathedralCathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, ChristchurchCathedralChartres CathedralCathedralCologne CathedralCathedralDurham CathedralCathedralEly CathedralCathedralFlorence CathedralCathedralImmaculate Conception Cathedral, NagasakiCathedralMilan CathedralCathedralMosque-Cathedral of CordobaCathedralNotre-Dame de ParisCathedralReims CathedralCathedralSaint Basil's CathedralCathedralSalisbury CathedralCathedralSeville CathedralCathedralSpeyer CathedralCathedralSt Mark's BasilicaCathedralSt Paul's CathedralCathedralSt Stephen's Cathedral ViennaCathedralSt. Vitus CathedralCathedralUppsala CathedralCathedralWinchester CathedralCathedralYork MinsterCathedralConnectionsAssociated WithFrench Gothic architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source French Gothic architecture (Wikipedia)Norman Architecture, Styles and Movements Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Norman architecturePostnik Yakovlev, Architects and Designers Well-attested Source Postnik Yakovlev (Wikipedia)Building Type OfAmiens Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Berlin Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Canterbury Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Cathedral of Brasilia, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch (Wikipedia)Chartres Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Cologne Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Durham Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ely Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Florence Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Milan Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Notre-Dame de Paris, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Reims Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Saint Basil's Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Salisbury Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Seville Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Speyer Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested St Davids Bishop's Palace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested St Mark's Basilica, Buildings and Structures Well-attested St Paul's Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested St Stephen's Cathedral Vienna, Buildings and Structures Well-attested St. Vitus Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Uppsala Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Winchester Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested York Minster, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Sources1. CathedralWikipedia, lead sectionA cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Greek for 'seat') of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.Wikipedia, lead section, first sentenceA cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Greek for 'seat') of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.View the SourceCathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch (Wikipedia)Building Type Of: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, Lead [building-type-concept]Quote, Building Type Of: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, Lead [building-type-concept]was a Catholic cathedral on Barbadoes Street in central Christchurch, New Zealand.View the SourcePostnik Yakovlev (Wikipedia)Associated With: Postnik Yakovlev, Lead, cathedralQuote, Associated With: Postnik Yakovlev, Lead, cathedralwas a Russian architect best known as one of the builders of the Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in MoscowView the SourceWikipedia: Norman architectureAssociated With: Norman Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Norman Architecture, Lead sectionThe Normans introduced large numbers of castles, and at the same time monasteries, churches and cathedrals, in a style characterised by rounded arches and heavy proportions compared to other regional variations of the style.View the SourceFrench Gothic architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: French Gothic architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: French Gothic architecture, Lead sectionThe most notable examples are the great Gothic cathedrals of France, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Reims Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, and Amiens Cathedral.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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