Canterbury Cathedral

Japanese: カンタベリー大聖堂 - かんたべりーだいせいどう(英語表記)Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral

Located in Canterbury, 85 km southeast of London, this cathedral is the headquarters of the Church of England. Its origins date back to the 6th century, when Canterbury became the capital of the Saxon Kingdom of Kent and the seat of England's first bishop (later elevated to archbishopric). As vividly depicted in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, it was a popular pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages. The current cathedral was built between 1070 and 1503, and while the original Romanesque style can be seen in the double east-west transepts, the overall structure has strong elements of the Perpendicular style unique to English Late Gothic. On the left side of the west transept is a memorial site for Archbishop Thomas Becket, who was martyred in 1170. In 1988, it was registered as a World Heritage Site along with St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church (World Heritage Site).

[Yukio Beniyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ロンドンの東南東85キロメートルのカンタベリーにあり、イギリス国教会(イングランド教会)の総本山になっている大聖堂。カンタベリーが6世紀にサクソンのケント王国の首都になり、イングランド最初の司教座(のちに大司教座に昇格)が置かれたのが起源。チョーサーの『カンタベリー物語』に生き生きと描かれているように、中世には巡礼地としても人気が高かった。現在の大聖堂は1070年から1503年にかけて造営され、東西二重の袖廊(そでろう)があるところなどにロマネスク式の原形が認められるが、全体としてはイギリス後期ゴシック独特の垂直様式の要素が強い。西袖廊の左側に、1170年に殉教した大司教トマス・ベケット記念の場がある。1988年に聖オーガスティン大修道院と聖マーティン教会とともに世界遺産の文化遺産として登録されている(世界文化遺産)。

[紅山雪夫]

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