Norwich Cathedral was started in 1096 and completed in 1145. It was built on a Saxon settlement. The cathedral has the largest occupied close in any English cathedral and the second largest cloisters, second to Salisbury Cathedral. There are a few similarities with this cathedral and Salisbury, including the cloisters and the large spire.
Stained glass windows ray of lights
The vaulted ceiling is very impressive and detailed with sculptures on the joins of the ceiling vaults. The cathedral was made of stone shipped from Normandy.
Interior of Norwich Cathedral
Statues around some of the walls in the cloisters were interesting, such as the one below. There are also many sculptures on the clositer's vaulted ceiling.
Norwich Cathedral cloisters
Norwich Cathedral exterior
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