Christ Church Cathedral

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A brass lectern stands in the right foreground of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, facing an altar with two candles and stained glass windows in the background.

Christ Church Cathedral

cathedral, Dublin, Ireland

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…Norse king of Dublin built Christ Church Cathedral (c. 1030), which was replaced about 140 years later by a more magnificent Norman structure. By the 19th century the edifice was in ramshackle condition; it was restored in the 1870s at enormous cost. Its neighbour, St. Patrick’s, erected just outside the…
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…Norse king of Dublin built Christ Church Cathedral (c. 1030), which was replaced about 140 years later by a more magnificent Norman structure. By the 19th century the edifice was in ramshackle condition; it was restored in the 1870s at enormous cost. Its neighbour, St. Patrick’s, erected just outside the…
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