Editing Coventry (section)

====Cathedral====
The spire of the ruined cathedral forms one of the ''"three spires"'' which have dominated the city skyline since the 14th&nbsp;century, the others being those of [[Greyfriars, Coventry|Christ Church]] (of which only the spire survives) and [[Holy Trinity Church, Coventry|Holy Trinity Church]] (which is still in use).
[[File:Coventry Cathedral Ruins with Rainbow edit.jpg|thumb|right|The ruins of the old cathedral]]
[[Coventry Cathedral|St Michael's Cathedral]] is Coventry's best-known landmark and visitor attraction. The 14th&nbsp;century church was largely destroyed by German bombing during the [[Second World War]], leaving only the outer walls and spire. At {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=off}} high, the spire of St Michael's is claimed to be the third tallest cathedral spire in England, after [[Salisbury Cathedral|Salisbury]] and [[Norwich Cathedral|Norwich]].<ref>Arthur Mee, The King's England – Warwickshire; Hodder & Stoughton, 1936</ref> Due to the architectural design (in 1940 the tower had no internal wooden floors and a stone vault below the belfry) it survived the destruction of the rest of the cathedral. 
[[File: St Michael's Coventry Cathedral - the nave.jpg |upright|thumb|left| The new nave with ''[[Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph]]'' tapestry]]
The new Coventry Cathedral was opened in 1962 next to the ruins of the old. It was designed by Sir [[Basil Spence]]. The cathedral contains the tapestry ''[[Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph]]'' by [[Graham Sutherland]]. The bronze statue ''[[St Michael's Victory over the Devil]]'' by [[Jacob Epstein]] is mounted on the exterior of the new cathedral near the entrance. [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[War Requiem]]'', regarded by some as his masterpiece, was written for the opening of the new cathedral.<ref>[http://www.brittenpears.org/?page=britten/works/requiem.html Britten-Pears Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194647/http://www.brittenpears.org/?page=britten%2Fworks%2Frequiem.html |date=23 September 2015 }} Retrieved 24 September 2009</ref> The cathedral was featured in the 2009 film ''[[Nativity!]]''.<ref name="nativity">{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2009/10/23/nativity-movie-could-make-coventry-a-big-star-this-christmas-92746-24995014/|title=Nativity movie could make Coventry a big star this Christmas|newspaper=[[Coventry Telegraph]]|first=Marion|last=McMullen|date=23 October 2009|access-date=2 August 2012}}</ref>

Coventry Cathedral is also notable for being one of the newest [[cathedral]]s in the world, having been built following the Second World War bombing of the ancient cathedral by the Luftwaffe. Coventry has since developed an international reputation as one of Europe's major cities of peace and reconciliation,<ref name="Cov reconcil">{{cite web |url=http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/content/chief-executives-directorate/corporate-policy/international-team/coventry-peace-month/coventry-city-of-peace-and-reconciliation.en |title=Peace and reconciliation |publisher=Coventry City Council |access-date=16 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315182225/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/content/chief-executives-directorate/corporate-policy/international-team/coventry-peace-month/coventry-city-of-peace-and-reconciliation.en |archive-date=15 March 2007}}</ref> centred on its cathedral, and holds an annual Peace Month.<ref name="Cov peace month">{{cite web |url=http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/community-and-living/international-links/coventry-peace-month/ |title=Coventry Peace Month |publisher=Coventry City Council |access-date=16 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316002020/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/community-and-living/international-links/coventry-peace-month/ |archive-date=16 March 2007}}</ref> John Lennon and Yoko Ono planted two acorns outside the cathedral in June 1968 to thank the city for making friends with others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2008/05/28/john_yoko_feature.shtml |title=Fifty acorns tied in a sack... |work=bbc.co.uk |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325195421/http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2008/05/28/john_yoko_feature.shtml |archive-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Coventry also has a Baptist church named [[Queens Road Baptist Church, Coventry|Queens Road Baptist Church]], which was first established in 1723 and moved to its current building in 1884.