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Liverpool
Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of
England cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in
Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Its official name is the
Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool but it is dedicated to Christ and the
Blessed Virgin. The total external length of the building, including the Lady
Chapel, is 189 metres (620 ft) making it the second longest cathedral in the
world; its internal length is 146 metres (479 ft). In terms of overall volume,
Liverpool Cathedral ranks as the fifth-largest cathedral in the world and
contests the title of largest Anglican church building alongside the incomplete
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. With a height of 100.8
metres (331 ft) it is also one of the world's tallest non-spired church
buildings and the third-tallest structure in the city of Liverpool.
The
Anglican cathedral is one of two in the city. The other, the Roman Catholic
Metropolitan Cathedral of Liverpool, is situated approximately half a mile to
the north. The cathedrals are linked by Hope Street, which takes its name from
William Hope, a local merchant whose house stood on the site now occupied by
the Philharmonic Hall, and was named long before either cathedral was built.
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