It's
quite a long time since I visited Salisbury
Cathedral and I would love to go there again.
This
pic is of the West Front. Apparently the cathedral has 365 windows –
one for each day of the year.
Salisbury
Cathedral is in Salisbury – funny that!
Salisbury is in the county of Wiltshire in England.
The
cathedral was built really quickly in comparison to other cathedrals – it took
38 years from 1220 to 1258. And then in
the 1330's the tower and the spire were added to it. The spire is the tallest medieval structure
in the world.
The
Chapter House in the Cathedral has the best preserved original Magna Carta – 13
originals were made and only 4 survive today.
The Magna Carta dates back to 1215 and effectively established the rule
of law in England.
The
cloisters in the cathedral are the largest in England.
The
cathedral also contains Europe's oldest working clock – made in 1386 – it has
ticked more than 5 million times! It
doesn't have a clock face because it used bells to mark the passing of the
time.
Salisbury Cathedral is beautiful - I live about 30 miles away. However I cannot enjoy the Constable image - once foolishly tried to do a jigsaw of it, and it was close to impossible!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures. I visited in 2005.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
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