Durham Cathedral

The famous church among locals and the visitors, the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, ordinarily known as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of St Cuthbert, is a house of prayer in the city of Durham, United Kingdom, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham.

The church district dates from 995, with the present house of prayer being established in AD 1093.

The church is viewed as one of the finest cases of Norman engineering and has been assigned a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside adjacent Durham Castle, which faces it crosswise over Palace Green.

There is day by day Church of England administrations at the basilica, with the Durham Cathedral Choir singing day by day aside from Mondays and when the choir is on vacation.

The house of God is a noteworthy vacation destination inside the locale, the focal pinnacle of 217 feet 66 m giving perspectives of Durham and the encompassing zone.