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A Norman cathedral begun in 1093 on a rock peninsula above the River Wear.
54.8, -1.6 · approximate · begun 1093; high vaults c. 1093-1133
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- evidence for The Gothic rib vault — Durham's high vaults, built c. 1093-1133 in an otherwise Romanesque building, are the earliest surviving large-scale rib vaults and attest that the device precedes the style.
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