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The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals

Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world’™s towns and cities.Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul’™s, Chartres and St Stephen’™s in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain’™s tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King’™s College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden’™s reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi’™s masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction.Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.