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Wells Cathedral

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Photoblog: 13 Sep 2006

Official Website -- Wikipedia: Wells Cathedral

The first church was established here in 705 by King Ine of Wessex, at the urging of Saint Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, and some interior features date from this time. Parts of the present structure date to the 10th century, but much of the building was constructed in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and dedicated in 1239. The diocese was split in the 10th century and the first Bishop of Wells was Athelm (circa 909), who crowned King Athelstan and later became Archbishop of Canterbury.

By the reign of Henry VIII the cathedral and peripheral buildings were complete, but the instability of the country -- especially the church -- over the following years led to decline and vandalism of the cathedral. During the civil war dean Dr. Walter Ralegh, nephew of Sir Walter, was imprisoned and later died in the cathedral.

Following the restoration of Charles II to the throne the cathedral was less neglected, but it wasn't until the Victorian era that the cathedral was properly renovated, including the removal of the exterior whitewash that had covered the cathedral since mediaeval times.

Keywords: England, Somerset, UK, Wells Cathedral, Wells, architecture, cathedrals, churches, night

Taken by Joe D on 2006-08-27 21:07:21 with: NIKON D50 at 32 mm f/9 20 sec (20) ISO 200 |

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sarky_coolbox

2006-08-29 15:17:20

Love the night shot. The colors look so beautiful on the gothic architecture. Beautiful 123

Aitor Escauriaza

2006-08-30 23:12:40

good color and sharp 2for2

Canis Major

2006-08-30 23:19:00

Is that the real lighting there or a manipulation? Either way a very effective shot. from the (2for2) group

Joe Dunckley

2006-08-30 23:26:07

The lighting is real and I haven't touched the colour levels. I tried to fiddle with the levels because I wasn't entirely keen on the colour, but when I tried to increase the blues I kept moving the thinggy in photoshop's curves further and further and nothing happened!

Gurobuturotta

2006-08-31 04:56:52

It's HUGE!! wow thanks for sharing! 2for2

Tim Glover

2006-09-04 01:35:09

Great night shot. (seen in Fave Me)

Irela

2006-09-05 00:13:12

great light From the FlickrPix Group)

antiguan

2006-09-05 02:41:09

lovely shot of something probably shot loads during the day. seen on flickrpix

Chakoo

2006-09-05 03:23:58

looks majestic. lighting is gr8 From the FlickrPix Group

Paco_MUC

2006-09-06 07:46:43

Wow, pefect shot. Faved. (From the FlickrPix Group)

'Bobesh

2006-09-08 13:04:55

amazing structure, the lights worked well in your favour (4 Aces)

Bill D'Agostino

2006-09-08 13:05:38

Nicely framed. (4 Aces)

LynchburgVirginia

2006-09-08 15:07:13

wow what excellent lighting, the golden tones are beautiful. well done. (4 Aces)

Ferdinand Reus

2006-09-08 15:40:22

(4 Aces) nice capture. great lighting !

dr_mike

2006-09-08 17:19:46

stunning lighting and textures... this is great! (4 Aces)

Stickbug

2006-09-09 19:55:06

Amazing night shot. (1-2-3 architecture)

~Sonnenaufgang~

2006-09-12 18:49:51

Terrefic Cathedral...nice braun lightings well taken 123History

mechelenblogt_jan

2006-09-13 12:17:04

very beautiful! nice cathedral! greetings from Mechelen! (123history)

Lincolnian (Brian)

2006-09-20 14:58:53

An eyecatching capture. Thank you for sharing the interesting background information. Seen in 1-2-3 History

elvy

2006-09-23 00:55:11

Awesome night shot of this lovely cathedral! Thanks for sharing it's history :-) Thanks for participating and sharing with the group!! Night Photography thread â€“ Architecture The World Through My Eyes

..jolli......

2006-10-07 11:41:27

excellent shot, and thank you for the backround information, very interesting.

VickerMonkee

2006-10-11 14:00:18

Beautiful. The lighting is wonderful. Quite the Cathedral! Return from Pay It Forward

Cybergabi

2006-10-28 23:38:12

Wonderfully crisp and clear night shot! Historical Landmarks from Around the World theme at The World Through My Eyes

GooseGoddessS

2006-10-29 17:16:16

Awesome Shot! Beautiful!! Quite the Impressive structure! :) Thank you for sharing this in Historical Landmarks from Around the World theme at The World Through My Eyes

Tommok

2006-11-02 13:05:33

A fantastic cathedral capture. Wonderfully lit! :-) **From the C&F group**

guckstdu

2006-11-02 18:40:06

wow. faved! **From the C&F group** -- Seen in Comment and fave (NEW rules!!!) (?)

omphale44

2006-11-03 04:00:11

Magnificent architecture presented in a stunning cĂ¸mposition. Great work. **From the C&F group**

Lifecapture

2006-11-29 21:38:26

this is best viewed large- great shot! **From the C&F group**