Canterbury: cathedral, abbey ruins and a small church

Useful to know

The site at Canterbury includes the cathedral, the remains of St. John's Abbey. Augustine" and the church "St. Martin". UNESCO describes the cathedral as a combination of Romanesque and Perpendicular-Gothic forms.[1]

The comparison between a large temple, a small church and ruins shows different ways in which architecture preserves history. In ruins, the plan may be clearer than the missing silhouette. In a preserved building, volume and interior space are other sources of information. Do not carry the date or function of one of the three monuments over the others.