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salisbury cathedral

1. SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ENGLAND

2. INTRODUCTION The building is regarded as one of the leading examples of early gothic architecture. Its main body was completed in 38 years, from 1220 to 1258 . The spire, build in 1320, at 404 ft ( 123m), has been the tallest church spire I united kingdom since 1561 . It contains a clock which is among the oldest working examples. in the world

3. LOCATION : SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE COUNTRY : ENGLAND ARCHITECT : RICHARD POORE, ELIAS OF DEREHAM STYLE : EARLY ENGLISH GOTHIC YEARS BUILT : 1220 - 1320

4. The present iteration of Salisbury Cathedral was completed in just 38 years, from 1220 to 1258 during the tenure of Bishop Richard Poore who donated the land upon which the cathedral was built. In total, the cathedral was built with 70,000 tons of stone, 3,000 tons of timber and 450 tons of lead. The Anglican cathedral in the south-west county of Wiltshire (eight miles from Stonehenge) is one of Britain’s finest examples of Early English Gothic architecture (established in England with the completion of Canterbury Cathedral in 1175) and interestingly is one of only three cathedrals in England to lack a ring of bells . However, the undoubted star attraction is the presence of perhaps the single most important document in all of English history – the Magna Carta. Only four copies have survived since 1215 and Salisbury has the best preserved.

5. GROUND FLOOR PLAN It is entirely made up of rectangles. Its fame lies in its harmonious proportions . From the exterior, where the massing of the various horizontal parts in contrast to the vertical of the spire make it one of the most famous architectural compositions of the Medieval period.

6. A large extensive transept divides the building in the middle The layout forms the shape of cross. Upon its four piers, the crossing may support a spire On the exterior, it is marked by a 160-foot (48.8m) spire. Behind the smaller transept, there are a number of buildings that gradually becomes lower. as we move eastwards: a high choir, a rectangular ambulatory, and a low eastern chapel.

7. The axis is east/west with external emphasis upon the west front which is the main entrance. The internal emphasis upon the eastern end so that the congregation faces the direction of the coming of Christ. The architectural features of the east end focuses on enhancing interior illumination by the sun.

8. Notable for its octagonal shape, central pillar and decorate medieval frieze. It is a beautiful example of the Geometrical Decorated Style It has rib vaults fanning out from a slender central pillar.

9. Nave looking east from the gallery The nave is striking for its great height and unusual narrowness. It creates a visual rhythm due to the use of light grey Chilmark stone for the walls and dark polished Purbeck marbles for columns.

10. The openings (doors and windows) in the walls of the buildings have arched heads.

11. The main door at the west facade. In the first transitional period (twelfth century) semicircular and pointed arches are both met with, and are other both employed in the same part of the building. The large doorway is subsided into two and approached by porches. The doorway is covered with a lintel, the whole being under an archway, this left a space above the head of the door which is occupied by carving often of great beauty. Salisbury Cathedral Windows at the east end

12. The windows are long, narrow and with a pointed head resembling the blade of a lancet. The glass is generally near the outside face of the wall, and the sides of the openings are splayed towards the inside . It is very customary to place these lancet windows in groups. A common arrangement to designing such a group was to make the central light the highest, and to graduate the height of the others.

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