Ely Cathedral Octagon

The timber octagon in the tower of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire is one of the greatest engineering feats of the Middle Ages. It weighs about 400 tons. It is framed by eight vertical oak posts 63ft high, each weighing 10 tons. It was completed in 1334 and is truly stunning.

[Krista Marson]

man, why doesn't anyone build like this anymore?

[carol white]

Beautiful.Fav😊

[Carole Sandford]

Amazing!

[Jean]

Beautiful. Amazing to think of how much work went in to making this happen.

[gloria jones]

Neat capture of this impressive Cathedral tower

[Lynda McG]

Stunning - fav

[Tunia McClure]

amazing

[sarah]

Wow that IS amazing

[Peter Dulis]

lovely ceiling

[Gosia]

So interesting

[wendy frost]

Terrific capture and details.

[Babs]

Wow, it is so beautiful. fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- amazing structure and look at it! You'd never know it was built in 1334! Buildings we've built in 1999 look older than this! fav

[Islandgirl]

Neat structure!

[Margo]

Very beautiful

[haskar]

Amazing ceiling

[Fisher Family]

A wonderful shot of this super lantern tower - fav!

Ian

[Korcsog Károly]

Real masterpiece and nice shot!