Omniscience: Gemini

Ely Cathedral's Quire bathed in beautiful Winter light.

Highly regarded by historians and architects from all over the world for its beauty and size, Ely Cathedral is widely acknowledged as ‘one of the wonders of the Medieval world’. Visible for miles around, the Cathedral is often referred to as ‘The Ship of the Fens’.

The present building dates from 1081 and is a remarkable example of both Romanesque and Norman architecture.

This part is also the former site of the shrine of St Etheldreda. As inscribed on the paving stone. 'Here stood the Shrine of Etheldreda. Saint and Queen who founded this house. AD 673.'