| 10 November 2004
Images of Coventry Cathedral
 Coventry Cathedral by Bablake students
|  | Art students from Bablake School have sent us some moving and beautiful images of Coventry Cathedral to share with you.
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FACTS
| The Cathedral is open to visitors all year round from
0900-1800 in Summer
and
0900-1730 in Winter (services permitting).
Entrance is free but a voluntary minimum donation of £3.00 to cover costs is much appreciated.
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 | | On 14 November 1940 the city of Coventry suffered eleven hours of hell as 500 German bombers almost wiped the city off the face of the earth.
During World War II no other UK city suffered as concentrated attack as Coventry did that night.
Fewer than 600 people lost their lives. Though obviously tragic, it was incredible that the figure was not higher, considering the devastation from the sustained attack.
| |  | Coventry Cathedral 1940.
© Herbert Gallery
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One of the enduring symbols of Coventry's destruction was the sad sight of its Cathedral lying in rubble. The beautiful building had been hit by several incendiaries and burned to the ground.
But the Cathedral became a symbol of reconciliation, and a new cathedral was built next to the ruins of the old - as a reminder of what was before and what can be rebuilt.
Images of Coventry Cathedral today
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Art students from Coventry's Bablake School have sent us some moving images they have taken of the Cathedral today, that are particularly poignant on Armistice Day. Take a look at the gallery.
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