Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries ... the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The ...

Built by William the Conqueror's architect, Bishop Gundulf ... The exception is Durham Cathedral where the nave and choir are supported by the first known examples of pointed ribbed vaults.

2008 32COM 8B.70 - Examination of nominations and minor modifications to the boundaries of naturel, mixed and cultural properties to the World Heritage List - Durham Cathedral and Castle (UK) 2008 ...