Best Cathedral Quotes

"The greatest thing he did... to take this simple parish church and turn it into a great soaring cathedral."

"His funeral is to be held on Monday the 16th of January at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens."

"The central attraction is in arguably the underground Cathedral called The Chapel of the St kinger complete with a statue of Pope John Paul II and a depiction of the Last Supper yes made of salt."

"It's quite possibly one of the largest cathedrals that you'll ever lay eyes on."

"Winchester Cathedral's Nave was considered a vessel in which the faithful could safely journey to God."

"To commemorate his triumph, Prince Yaroslav commissioned the construction of the crown jewel of Kiev: St. Sophia’s cathedral."

"And so in 1218, Pope Honorius III gave in. He issued a papal bull and a new cathedral was to be built on a new site in the river valley below. This was New Serum, or Salisbury."

"How exactly did they choose the location? Well, the legend goes that the bishop shot an arrow in the air declaring, 'Where this lands, I will build my new church.' The arrow hit a white stag, and the spot where it died was chosen as the location for the new cathedral."

"...and within just 38 years, they had completed the main body of the cathedral. So, everything but the Tower and the Spire. That's pretty speedy as cathedrals go."

"So there you have it the history of Salisbury Cathedral in a nutshell."

"Siena's 13th-century Gothic cathedral, with its striped tower, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and covered with art."

"It is honestly so whacky that I did this much talking about history and the Durham Cathedral and it somehow never came up that it’s also where Bede’s tomb is."

"Situated on the southern shores of the island of Majorca is the capital of the island, bursting with life and famous for its spectacular neo-gothic cathedral."

"It's easy to see why this 13th-century structure is known as the Beautiful Leoness. You need to visit the inside of the cathedral; it's as impressive as the outside, and contains one of the largest collections of medieval stained glass in the world."

"The woodwork is insane. I mean, it really is, isn't it beautiful?"

"This is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Georgia, in the American South, and in the United States."

"I can find God in a cathedral but I can find God in the laboratory."

"Typically used to close the apse of a cathedral, it is arranged in a semi-circular fashion and positioned right at the end of the central nave with an odd number of iterations."

"The Cult of Andrew grew attracted patrons and eventually a great cathedral was built and dedicated to Andrew in 1318."

"You know, it was absolutely lovely. We are just making our way back past the cathedral now."

"Winchester Cathedral, as we see it today, dates at its oldest from 1079 A.D. and it was remodeled and expanded over the course of five centuries."

"Winchester Cathedral is also the longest medieval cathedral in all of Europe and the sixth largest in the UK today."

"Across the River Wear, we can see Durham Castle on the left and Durham's legendary cathedral on the right."

"The cathedral in the center of Florence was built as a Gothic cathedral and it wasn't finished until the Renaissance with Brunelleschi."

"This cathedral is a true masterpiece and is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in the entire United States."

"That is Saint Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall."

"It was the greatest and most beautiful cathedral in the world."

"The cathedral with its 96 metre tall spire is the second tallest cathedral in England."

"Chartres is famous for its Cathedral, the best example of pure Gothic architecture."

"This magnificent building was first a church in 500 A.D. and remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years."

"The cathedral is one of the biggest buildings, so it's sinking very fast."

"The cathedral with its soaring spire that towers over the city's skyline is regarded as one of the greatest Norman era buildings in England."

"Typical of Europe's ancient cathedrals, it's surrounded by the best parts of the old town with many lanes to explore."

"Construction for this thing was started back in the 14th century and took like 600 years to complete."

"The Magnificent Norwich Cathedral dates back to 1096."

"For me, this is one of nature's grandest cathedrals."

"As soon as you walk out of the Cologne main train station, you walk right into this beauty, this Gothic Cathedral."

"St Joseph's Cathedral, fantastic looking building."

"Coming to you live from St Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi."

"Making music live here in this Cathedral, so that's fantastic."

"It's the largest gothic cathedral in the world."

"I'm going to build something else, a cathedral, yes I am going to build a cathedral."

"It's unfortunate that it was closed, but I'm sure it's well worth taking a look inside this cathedral which took almost 600 years to finish building."

"The stunning York Minster, the huge cathedral that's over 1,300 years old."

"The cathedral, which has three larger and several smaller towers, buttresses, and stone carvings, is the largest church in Prague."

"The Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is the second largest in the world after the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome."