Cathedral
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A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specif
São Paulo Cathedral in Brazil is a representative modern cathedral built in Neo-Gothic style.
The Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence in Italy. Its dome by Filippo Brunelleschi, the largest brick dome in the world, is considered a masterpiece of world architecture.
The cathedra of the pope as bishop of Rome, Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Etchmiadzin cathedral in Vagarshapat, Armenia, believed to be the oldest cathedral in the world.
Sagrada Família
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Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, or simply Sagrada Família, is a Catholic church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Catalan a
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…Norway). Simon Jenkins' guidebook on European cathedrals intentionally includes several churches that have never been cathedrals (Ulm Minster and the Sagrada Família, a minor basilica in Barcelona) or that were formerly designated so (Westminster Abbey and Basel Minster). The history of cathedrals commenced in the…
General view in May 2026
The Cathedral of the Paupers, by Joaquim Mir, 1898
New stonework at Sagrada Família (left) is visible against the stained and weathered older sections (right).
Japanese artist Etsuro Sotoo working in a gypsum workshop in 2010 for sculptures to this church