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Westminster cathedral
Westminster cathedral. Commissioned by Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, the third archbishop after the restoration of the Roman catholic hierarchy in Britain, it was designed by J. F. Bentley in neo-Byzantine rather than Gothic style and built 1895–1903; outspoken opposition from many quarters was accompanied by derision (‘Vaughan's Folly’), and his attempt to establish Benedictine monks at the cathedral was unsuccessful. The neo-Renaissance exterior, which includes a lofty campanile, contrasts bands of Portland stone with terracotta brick, but the interior decoration, richly ornamented with marble and mosaic, remains unfinished. The choir has long sustained an outstanding reputation for polyphonic music.
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JOHN CANNON. "Westminster cathedral." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Westminster cathedral." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Westminstercathedral.html JOHN CANNON. "Westminster cathedral." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Westminstercathedral.html |
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Westminster cathedral
Westminster cathedral Commissioned by Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, the third archbishop after the restoration of the Roman catholic hierarchy in Britain, it was designed by J. F. Bentley in neo‐Byzantine rather than Gothic style and built 1895–1903. The neo‐Renaissance exterior, which includes a lofty campanile, contrasts bands of Portland stone with terracotta brick.
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JOHN CANNON. "Westminster cathedral." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Westminster cathedral." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Westminstercathedral.html JOHN CANNON. "Westminster cathedral." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Westminstercathedral.html |
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Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral. The cathedral of the RC Abp. of Westminster, begun in 1895 and opened in 1903. It was designed in early ‘Christian Byzantine’ style and executed mainly in red brick. Its domed campanile is 284 ft. high.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Westminster Cathedral." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Westminster Cathedral." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WestminsterCathedral.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Westminster Cathedral." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WestminsterCathedral.html |
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