Ely Cathedral in Ely
Ely Cathedral in Ely. Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. Founded as monastery in 673 - Destroyed by the Danes in 870 - Monastery refounded as a Benedictine community in 970 - Work on current building began in the early 1080s - Became a cathedral in 1109 - Henry VIII closed the monastery in 1539 but has continued as a Cathedrdal to the present day
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10735584
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42832989
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4992px x 3328px
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©John Cancalosi / www.ardea.com
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Ardea Picture Library
Picture No
10735584
Contributor Ref
CAN-3262
