lady chapels
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Lady Chapel
England
Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel was built 1321-49, a period which also saw the collapse of the central tower and construction of the octagon. Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel is in the largest in England.
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Lady Chapel
England
The Lady Chapel of Christ Church Cathedral was added to the north of the chancel in the mid-13th century, in the Early English style. The east window, by Edward Burne-Jones, commemorates Frederic Vyner, who was murdered in Greece in 1870.
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Lady Chapel
England
The far east end of Gloucester Cathedral is occupied by the Lady Chapel (1468-82), which reflects the final flowering of Perpendicular Gothic at the end of the 15th century.
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Chapel of Henry VI
London, England
The Chapel of Henry VI (1503-09) replaced the Lady Chapel at the east end of Westminster Abbey. It was intended to house the shrine of Henry VI (d. 1437), Henry VII, his wife, Elizabeth of York (d. 1503), and his mother, Margaret Beaufort.