Wells Cathedral
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Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the d
West front of Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral in the Somerset countryside
The Bishop's Palace built by Ralph of Shrewsbury
Aerial view of the cathedral and the Vicars' Close (lower left of picture)
Early Gothic architecture
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Early Gothic is the term for the first period of Gothic architecture which lasted from about 1120 until about 1200. The early Gothic builders used innovative technologies to resolve the problem of mas
Basilica of Saint Denis, west facade (1130–1140)
Ambulatory of Basilica of Saint-Denis (c. 1140)
Nave of Sens Cathedral (1140–1164)
Nave of Senlis Cathedral (1153–1191)