HOA PRESENTATION

SUBMITTED BY
JEMMIMAH JOSEPH
JESNA JOSEPH
JULHINA K
MAHESH MOHAN
DURHAM CATHEDRAL
ABOUT…
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHIRST ,BLESSED MARY OF VIRGIN
AND ST CUTHBERT OF DURHAM USUALLY KNOWN AS DURHAM
CATHEDRAL.
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF DURHAM,ENGLAND.
A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
BUILT BETWEEN 1093-1133
STYLE-ROMANESQUE STYLE
REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF NORMAN
ARCHITECTURE.
CATHEDRAL AND CASTLE TOGETHER FORM A UNESCO WORLD
HERITAGE SITE.
DURHAM CASTLE NEAR TO THE CATHEDRAL (RESIDENCE OF
BISHOP).
THE PRESENT CATHEDRAL REPLACED THE 10TH CENTURY “WHITE
CHURCH” .
THE TREASURES OF CATHEDRAL INCLUDE RELICS OF ST.CUTHBERT
,THE HEAD OF ST.OSWALD OF NORTHUMBRIA AND THE REMAINS OF
ST.BEDE THE VENERABLE.
ITS LIBRARY INCLUDES EARLY PRINTED BOOKS IN
ENGLAND,THE PRE DISSOLUTION MONASTIC ACCOUNTS AND
THREE COPIES OF THE MAGNA CARTA.
CATHEDRAL OCCUPIES A STRATEGIC POSITION ON A
PROMONTORY HIGH ABOVE THE RIVER WEAR.
CATHEDRAL IS A MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION WITHIN THE
REGION ,THE CENTRAL TOWER OF 217 FEET(66M) GIVING VIEWS
OF DURHAM.
TOWER HEIGHT
•CENTRAL TOWER
218feet(66m)
•WESTERN TOWERS
144feet(44m)

NAVE HEIGHT
•73feet(22m)
STYLES….
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF
MEDIEVAL EUROPE.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IS KNOWN BY ITS MASSIVE
QUALITY,THICK WALLS ,ROUND ARCHES,STURDY PILLARS , GROIN
VAULTS ,LARGE TOWERS AND DECORATIVE ARCADING .
IT HAS A SYMMETRICAL PLAN.
ROMANESQUE STYLE IN ENGLAND TRADITIONALLY CALLED
NORMAN ARCHITECTURE.
ROUND ARCHES ARE TYPICALOF ROMESQUE ARCHITECTU-RE AND
POINTED ARCHES,ELABORATED RIBBED VAULTING OF GOTHIC
ARCHITECTURE SEEN IN THE CEILING OF THIS NAVE.
POINTED AND SEMI CIRCULAR ARCHES….
 THE BUILDING IS NOTABLE FOR THE
RIBBED VAULT OF THE NAVE
ROOF,WITH POINTED TRANSVERSE
ARCHES.
SUPPORTED ON PIERS ALTERNATE
WITH MASSIVE DRUM COLUMNS.
STONE RIBS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT TO THE VAULT AT CRICTIAL
POINTS.

RIBS ARE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO THE EYE ,THEY BECOME

THE OBJECTS OF THE VIEWER’S FOCUS.
RIBBED VAULT
FLYING BUTTRESSES
TRIFORIUM OVER THE
AISLES
BUTTRESSING MADE IT
POSSIBLE TO BUILD
TALLER BUILDINGS OPEN
WALL SPACES TO CREATE
LARGER WINDOWS.
TRIFORIUM
FLYING BUTTRESSES
SECTION
PLAN
LENGTH-
469feet(143m)
NAVE WIDTH-
81feet(25m)
SYMMETRICAL PLAN
THANKS……..