Salisbury Cathedral Pano
This is a four-frame panorama taken from near the West Door.
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. It is considered the beau idéal of Early English Gothic design. Built over a relatively short period, some 38 years between 1220 and 1258, it has a unity and coherence that is unusual in medieval English cathedrals.
As a result of the high water table on the new site, the cathedral was built on foundations only four feet (1.2m) deep. The style used is known as Early English Gothic or Lancet Gothic, the latter referring to the use of lancet windows which are not divided by tracery.
Salisbury Cathedral is unusual for its tall and narrow nave, which has visual accentuation from the use of light grey Chilmark stone for the walls and dark polished Purbeck marble for the columns. It has three levels: a tall pointed arcade, an open gallery and a small clerestory. Lined up between the pillars are notable tombs such as that of William Longespée, half-brother of King John and the illegitimate son of Henry II, who was the first person to be buried in the cathedral. To me he is interesting because he was one of those who signed the Magna Carta and was buried in the cathedral during the early phase of its construction (1226).
As an aside, Salisbury Cathedral is well-known (in the UK at least) for having the tallest tower and spire in England (123m). However, at its completion it was only the third-highest in England. The collapse of the spires at Lincoln Cathedral (reputedly 160m, collapsed 1548) and Old St Paul's Cathedral (140m, collapsed 1561) saw Salisbury become England's tallest by default.
Salisbury Cathedral Pano
This is a four-frame panorama taken from near the West Door.
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. It is considered the beau idéal of Early English Gothic design. Built over a relatively short period, some 38 years between 1220 and 1258, it has a unity and coherence that is unusual in medieval English cathedrals.
As a result of the high water table on the new site, the cathedral was built on foundations only four feet (1.2m) deep. The style used is known as Early English Gothic or Lancet Gothic, the latter referring to the use of lancet windows which are not divided by tracery.
Salisbury Cathedral is unusual for its tall and narrow nave, which has visual accentuation from the use of light grey Chilmark stone for the walls and dark polished Purbeck marble for the columns. It has three levels: a tall pointed arcade, an open gallery and a small clerestory. Lined up between the pillars are notable tombs such as that of William Longespée, half-brother of King John and the illegitimate son of Henry II, who was the first person to be buried in the cathedral. To me he is interesting because he was one of those who signed the Magna Carta and was buried in the cathedral during the early phase of its construction (1226).
As an aside, Salisbury Cathedral is well-known (in the UK at least) for having the tallest tower and spire in England (123m). However, at its completion it was only the third-highest in England. The collapse of the spires at Lincoln Cathedral (reputedly 160m, collapsed 1548) and Old St Paul's Cathedral (140m, collapsed 1561) saw Salisbury become England's tallest by default.