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just a week ago aired in Spain the last chapter of the successful adaptation of the novel The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet . Success in terms of audience and as well as critical because if adaptation, at least in the last two chapters, greatly deviates from the storyline of the book in general and review their product is of good quality and entertainment. Do not forget that a book of 1300 pages is not easy to carry to screen both the extent and the narrative style completely different from a television series, but like everything else in life and depends on the taste and point of view of each, judgments do not concern this article.

The novel is set in the English village of Kingsbridge, fictional place in the historical period known as Anarchy in the twelfth century during which he established a dispute after the death of King Henry I between Stephen and his cousin Matilda, ranking the first in the crown despite a reign was not effective due to the constant climate of war over disputed the throne. This environment war would end after the death of Stephen to the throne of the son of Matilda crowned Henry II, future husband of the legendary Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Richard the Lionheart.

The storyline is well known, the construction of a new cathedral to replace the old construction Romanesque priory. Well, with this excuse, and although the last images of the series is taken to digitally retouched Salisburi Cathedral as a model, I've decided to make a tribute choosing another cathedral no less impressive addition to a World Heritage Site since 1986, the cathedral Durham.

Durham Walter Scott defined "Half church of God, half castle against the Scot" . Situated on top of a rocky hill overlooking a bend in the river Wear, the monumental form of the cathedral and its outbuildings in the south and the castle in the north is one of the most famous urban profiles of medieval Europe.

In the year 995, monks from the holy island of Lindisfarne (which already devote an article), another common fear and brutal raids by the Vikings decided to bury the remains St. Cuthbert, evangelist of Northumbria and the Venerable Bede in a river bend north of England, to keep them in a safe place. Almost a century after William the Conqueror appointed a bishop to serve as a Benedictine monastery and a military as a bulwark border. The bishop's successor, William of Saint Clais, who admired the abbeys of Normandy, was inspired by them to build the great cathedral of Durham.

The cathedral was built in the late eleventh century and the beginning of XII in particular between 1093 and 1133, a relatively short period which demonstrates the economic power backing him at the time. It is a testimony of the first Benedictine communities and the largest and most splendid monument of Norman architecture in England, but although it is an example of Norman Romanesque, shows very bold innovations. The unknown architect who designed experiments with vaults that became obsolete techniques Romanesque, while foreshadowing the emergence of the Gothic style, like the builder Jack Jackson was inspired by Saint Denis, France for their innovations in Kingsbridge.

The desire to incorporate more space and light to the ship, which made it necessary that walls were higher, led him to avoid heavy construction of vaults for a ribbed structure that could support a stone roof much lighter. To find a foothold in the higher walls where converging ribs, designed a half arch or flying buttress, which hid under the roof of the nave. The pointed arch and flying buttress, elements born with the rib vault, would later become the hallmarks of the Gothic churches.

Despite all its innovations, Durham has the unmistakable look of the Romanesque. The walls, columns and pillars are wide and sturdy, much more than requires the building structure. It is believed that in the past appeared richly decorated and that the columns were painted.

Behind the cathedral stands the castle, an ancient Norman fortress regularly endured violent attacks by Scottish troops. Maas later became the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham and in the nineteenth century was incorporated into the University of Durham.

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• Of interest, for those who want to see The Pillars of the Earth found, were broadcast by the channel four in Spain, plus plenty of extra content you can see it here.