ID: 700002882 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002882	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Saint Andrews Cathedral (cathedral (work by context); unknown architect, founded by Bishop Arnold; founded 1160, constructed ca. ...; Saint Andrews (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe, World...)

Note: Considered the largest church in Scotland, St. Andrews Cathedral once served as the headquarters for the Scottish Church and the seat of leading bishops. It was consecrated in 1318 in the presence of King Robert I. The cathedral was abandoned in 1561 during the Scottish Reformation and eventually fell into ruin.

Titles:

Saint Andrews Cathedral (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

St. Andrews Cathedral (C,U,English,U,U)

St Andrews Cathedral (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

cathedral (work by context) [300007501] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings, churches (buildings), <church buildings by location or context>)

ruins [300008057]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by condition>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: founded 1160, constructed ca. 1160-1279, partial reconstruction ca. 1378-1430

Creator Display:

unknown architect, founded by Bishop Arnold [preferred,VP]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Saint Andrews [7009562] Fife (unitary authority), Scotland (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 56.3400°N 2.7875°W

Display Materials: masonry, sandstone; cruciform in plan

	sandstone [300011376]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>)

	stonemasonry [300386948]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, stone-working)

	cruciform [300259254]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes, shape (form attribute))

Dimensions: interior: 109 meters (length)

Events:

consecration: 1318

abandonment: 1561

Cultures:

British (preferred)

Scottish (Scots, Scotsman)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Norman [300020851] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European), Medieval regional styles, Northern European Medieval styles, French Medieval styles)

	Early Gothic [300020780] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European), Gothic (Medieval))

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	Andrew, Saint [901001059]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Related Works:

	located adjacent to .... Saint Andrew's Priory [700089673]
	..........priory; unknown architect, founded by Bishop Arnold; founded 1160, constructed ca. ...; Saint Andrews (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe, World...

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Saint Andrews Cathedral	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
St. Andrews Cathedral	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ Places of Worship in Scotland [online], (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 5 February 2015
St Andrews Cathedral	........ [VP]
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015
	........ Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015
	........ Gifford, Fife (1998) 363

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 February 2015

....................... Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015

....................... Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015

....................... Gifford, Fife (1998) 361-369

....................... Places of Worship in Scotland [online], (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 February 2015