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Turning around at the far end of the nave gives the best impression of it's size.
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Looking directly up at this point shows the remakable fan vaulting of the central tower.
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From the same end of the nave, the choir screen and the southwest transept.
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And it's stained glass window.
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In the opposite direction, the northwest transept. Archbishop Thomas Becket was assanated in this transept in 1170.
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The spot where four knights of King Henry II murdered Becket.
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Through the gate in the choir screen, the far end of the cathedral is visible.
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Looking in the opposite direction shows the opposite end of the cathedral at the end of the nave.
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An immensly large choir space was built into the cathedral, required because of it's huge volume.
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Moving along, the view from the far end of the choir.
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Looking right, the southeast transept.
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The choir aisles on both the north and south have remarkable tombs and art.