Liverpool Cathedral Christ and the Holy virgin Mary is an Anglican Cathedral of the city. The temple was built in the XX century, it is the largest Cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world.

The diocese of Liverpool was created in 1880, and the first Bishop's residence was a small parish Church of St. Peter. Almost 20 years spent on the coordination of the construction site of the new Cathedral and competition projects. The competition was won by 20-year-old Giles Gilbert Scott, who by that time had not yet completed his studies, has not built a single building, and also belonged to the Catholic faith.

The first stone was laid by king Edward VII in 1904, however, in 1910 Scott a fundamental redesign of the project. The original plan called for the construction of two towers and a single transept, under the new plan was built the Central tower and two symmetrical side of the transept. Large changes have taken place in the decoration of the Cathedral, many of the elements of neo-Gothic style was replaced with more modern and monumental.

The first world war greatly delayed the construction, which resumed in 1920. It was planned to complete by 1940, but due to the outbreak in 1939 of world war II construction slowed further, besides the Cathedral was damaged by the bombing.

Fully the Cathedral was only completed in 1978. Its length is 189 meters, and the height of the Central tower is 101 meters. The bell tower of the Cathedral is also one of the highest in the world, and at the height of 67 meters is the tallest and the heaviest in the world collection of ringing bells. The Cathedral boasts the largest in the UK body. The Cathedral is decorated with more than 50 sculptures and superb stained glass Windows.