Ely Cathedral was founded in 673 by Saint Etheldreda, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon king, who established a monastery there. When she died, a shrine was built in her memory at the site. The current cathedral, located in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, has a central octagonal tower rising from the building's breadth to the wooden-domed roof, forming the only Gothic dome in existence.

1. Ely Cathedral Helga design

6. Ely Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England The first Christian building on the site was founded by St. Æthelthryth (romanised as "Etheldreda"), daughter of the Anglo-Saxon King Anna of East Anglia, who was born in 630 at Exning near Newmarke Etheldreda set up and ruled a monastery at Ely in 673, and, when she died, a shrine was built there to her memory. . Ely Cátedra( Igreja da Santa Sé e da Santíssima Trindade ) é a principal igreja da diocese de Ely, em Cambridgeshire, Inglaterra. Os primeiro edifício foi fundado por Santa Ethelthryth (romanised como "Etheldreda"), filha do Rei Anna anglo-saxão que nasceu em 630 - Exning próximo Newmarke. Etheldreda e decidiu criar um mosteiro em Ely, em 673, e, quando ela morreu, um santuário foi construído ali em sua memória.

8. Saint Etheldreda

10. This central octagon rises from the whole breadth of the building and towers up until its roof, a wooden lantern, forms the only Gothic dome in existence

17. Ely Cathedral Organ

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