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Elgin Cathedral, Moray: the west doorway

RIBA Ref No RIBA14581
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: Scotland
CityElgin
Subject Date1200
Image Date1954
ViewExterior
StyleGothic
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/SCO/583 (ES1073)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectDoors ; Entrances ; Ruins ; Arches ; Cathedrals
NOTES: Know as the 'Lantern of the North', this cathedral was established at Elgin in 1224. The cathedral and chanonry were badly damaged by fire in 1270, 1390 and 1402. It was abandoned in 1560 and left to fall into steady decay.
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