cathedral
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It was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux -- William the Conqueror's half-brother -- in 1077 to decorate the new cathedral in his hometown, Bayeux, according to the tapestry's home museum.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux -- William's half-brother -- in 1077 to decorate the new cathedral in his hometown, Bayeux, according to the tapestry's home museum.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The victory revived national optimism ahead of Sunday’s match in Mexico City’s hulking Aztec Stadium, dubbed by FIFA’s chief “the cathedral of world soccer” after hosting three World Cups and soccer deities like Brazil’s Pelé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
"There were some major things like seven Georgian houses in Minor Canon Row just outside the cathedral, accommodation for staff, clergy, and an organist's house," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
We went out into the street again and took a look at the cathedral.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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What is happening at Rochester mirrors a broader reckoning happening across churches, cathedrals and the Church of England.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
They owe their preservation to the organized workshops or “building lodges” that built the great cathedrals, and that drew and revised their plans as they rose, decade by decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“What an incredible opportunity to elevate the sport in a city where you have one of the great cathedrals of the sport,” Wasserman told The Times last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The paper survives as a husk, but the institution that became one of the cathedrals of world journalism is gone.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
Like the carvings and stained-glass windows in European cathedrals, the art in San Lorenzo and other Olmec cities consisted mainly of powerful, recurring images—the crucifixions and virgins, so to speak, of ancient Mesoamerica.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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