The foundation stone was laid on August 12 1098 AD and completed forty years later. ... The building is faced with dressed stone and the roofs of the Nave, Quire, the North Transept and the Chapel of the Nine Altars are all covered with slate, the rest of the roof is covered in lead. ... The walls of Durham Cathedral are of massive thickness built out of local stone, and the arches within the Cathedral are pointed. ... They are all influenced by the Roman Basilica with a few differences, their walls are made up of stone vaults that needed more support, to make sure that the roof was supported ...

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The labyrinth is a duplicate of the sacred design at Chartres Cathedral, representing the journey of a pilgrim. ... Perfection, universe, time, the apostles, the Zodiac, tribes of Israel, and the precious stones in the foundations of New Jerusalem. ...

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