Canterbury, a cathedral city in southeast England, was a pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages.

Ancient walls, originally built by the Romans, encircle its medieval centre with cobbled streets and timber-framed houses.

Canterbury Cathedral, founded 597 A.D., is the headquarters of the Church of England and Anglican Communion, incorporating Gothic and Romanesque elements in its stone carvings and stained-glass windows.

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