Ely Cathedral.

"When one is asked that somewhat difficult and unprofitable question, "which is the grandest and most perfect of all the English cathedrals," one of the first to rise before the mental retina is Ely; and when, in their turn, others appear Lincoln, on its " sovereign hill "; Durham, towering over its wooded ravine; York, vast and majestic, rising cliff-like from the stony streets; Worcester, with its stately central tower reflected in the Severn; Canterbury, with all its venerable associations, and the most picturesque monastic remains; Lichfield and Wells, mirrored in deep, silent pools; Salisbury, springing from the close-shaven turfs of its nobly-foliaged close; however, any one or all of these may seem to rival Ely, the great minster of the fens holds her own well among them." Extract from "The Cathedrals of England and Wales" (Open Library)

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