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Cathedrals were big in the middle ages, as the people of the town doated money to the monks to contribute to building their cathedrals so that the monks could pray for them, they were also big to hold all of the monks inside it.

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Cathedrals are big because they are symbols of how much a group loves God. These cathedrals were also meant to attract new-comers.

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in medeival times religion was a big thing. most if not all people were devout and god fearing. this meant that they would have wanted to please god

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Maybe because to prevent the vista of the cathedral from being spoiled.

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Closer to God.

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