Tree cathedral
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A tree cathedral is an arboretum laid out so the arrangement of the trees creates the typical architectural elements of the nave, chancel, and transepts usually constructed from masonry in a typical medieval cathedral.
Examples of tree cathedrals include:
- Whipsnade Tree Cathedral in Bedfordshire, England. It was planted from 1932 by the lawyer Edmond Blyth as a First World War memorial, inspired by Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. It was donated to the National Trust in 1960, and became a Grade II registered garden in 2017.
- The tree cathedral planted 1986 at Newlands, near Central Milton Keynes, to a design by the landscape architect Neil Higson, based on Norwich Cathedral.
- De Groene Kathedraal, Almere, Netherlands, based on Reims Cathedral
- The cattedrale vegetale at Malga Costa, in the {{ill|Val di Sella|it}} in northern Italy, a project commenced in 2001 (see {{ill|Arte Sella|it}}), and a second one at Lodi, Lombardy, for Expo 2015; both by the Italian artist {{ill|Giuliano Mauri|it}}.
References
- [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1439326 Whipsnade Tree Cathedral], Historic England
- [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/whipsnade-tree-cathedral Whipsnade Tree Cathedral], National Trust
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/articles/tree-cathedral-milton-keynes-tree-sculptures/ Inside Britain's magnificent Tree Cathedral – and five more arboreal structures ], The Telegraph, 5 December 2017
- [https://www.theparkstrust.com/parks/tree-cathedral Tree Cathedral], The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes
- [http://en.cattedralevegetale.info/ Cattedrale vegetale]