Canterbury Cathedral
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Canterbury Cathedral, more correctly Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury, is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is 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.
Cathedral from the city entrance
The archiepiscopal throne in Canterbury Cathedral
Plan of Canterbury Cathedral before the 1067 fire
Image of Thomas Becket from a stained glass window
St Augustine's Abbey
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St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848.
Abbot Fyndon's Great Gate, with Lady Wootton's Green in the foreground, is a private entrance into the King’s School. The public entrance to the abbey ruins is on Longport.
Plan of the Abbey showing the different building periods
King Æthelbert's statue
Queen Bertha's statue