With two cathedrals and a mosque (清真寺), Norwich has long been a popular centre forvarious religions. The first cathedral was built in 1095 and has recently celebrated its 900th anniversary, while Norwich itself had a year of celebration in 1994 to mark the 800th anniversary of the city receiving a Royal Charter. This allowed it to be called a city and to govern itself independently. Norwich's first cathedral was built 800 years ago.