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  1. Durham Cathedral

    Only a Romantic painter could capture the awe-inspiring majesty of Durham Cathedral, and in watercolor no less!

    J.M.W. Turner, Durham Cathedral, c. 1835, watercolor. National Galleries of Scotland, EdinburghJ.M.W. Turner, Durham Cathedral, c. 1835, watercolor.  National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

    Thomas Girtin, Durham Cathedral, c. 1800, watercolor with gum arabic over pencil. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesThomas Girtin, Durham Cathedral, c. 1800, watercolor with gum arabic over pencil.  The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

    And the view of how the cathedral looks today.

    Durham Cathedral, 1093-1133, RomanesqueDurham Cathedral, 1093-1133, Romanesque

    Durham Cathedral (interior), 1093-1133, RomanesqueDurham Cathedral (interior), 1093-1133, Romanesque

     
     
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      please allow me this moment of excitement: i’ve sang in here ok moment over
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      Definitely going to visit Durham one day, not only because of Sir Thomas Allen and his being chancellor of the...
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      Holy fuck, the Turner one
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      Beautiful. I absolutely love the bridge.
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