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Travelers should necessarily look into the cathedral and explore its halls. Ancient fresco paintings and icons, religious relics and carved stained glass windows are main decorations of the cathedral interior being the subjects of tourist admiration. One of the most interesting landmarks of the city is an ancient palace named Norwich Castle overlooking the city for almost 9 centuries. Its construction was started in 1120 at the order of Henry I. The grand castle was built in 10 years. The building has survived in a course of long history and appears in its initial look now.
The ancient castle hosts several museums at once. One of its spacious halls keeps an original unique collection of kettles, another scale hall keeps the collection of archeological discoveries. The castle also hosts the Museum of Natural History. Besides, the castle regularly holds the exhibitions of contemporary arts. Considering religious landmarks and sights the Saint John The Baptist Cathedral is best worth mentioning.

Its construction was finished in 1892. In the course of long history the building was not reconstructed. Genuine connoisseurs of Medieval architecture will love to visit the Saint Peter Mancroft Church built in the middle of the 15th century. The church is one of the most beautiful buildings of the city. The mentioned castle is far not the one and only fortifying construction of the city which has survived till nowadays.
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