HERITAGE RECORD · 370

Durham Castle and Cathedral

达勒姆大教堂和城堡

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede. It attests to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative audacity of its vaulting foreshadowed Gothic architecture. Behind the cathedral stands the castle, an ancient Norman fortress which was the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ752266 ↗

Inception1072

Area8.79 ha

Administrative areaQ52555818

WikipediaDurham Castle ↗

Chinese Wikipedia达勒姆城堡 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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