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Salisbury Cathedral
England
13th century.
Salisbury Cathedral is the
foremost example
of Early
English
Gothic style church. It is the only English
cathedral built in
one style.
TEXT Beneath
Illustrations
Vertical buttresses |
Spire is tallest medieval structure in the world |
Three flying buttresses |
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Arcaded windows with quatrefoils and multifoils |
Massive stone screens |
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Ribbed vaulting with decorative bosses |
Clearstory ... Triforium |
Clearstory ... Triforium |
Cinquefoil and two quatrefoils |
Detail from previous illustration |
Clear glass windows |
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Detail from previous illustration |
Souvenir bosses in Cathedral gift shop |
Painting by William Swaan |
Salisbury Cathedral It was on a rough field called St. Mary's Mead in 1220 AD
that Bishop Richard Poore and his brilliant architect Elias de Derham
decided to build a new state-of-the-art Gothic style Cathedral to replace the old Norman Cathedral at Old Sarum. Once the building was finished the Bishop recruited priests, canons, and clerks to serve it. These church workers were given an acre and a half of land with the more senior clergy being given three acres around the perimeter of The Close. The Bishop built himself a great palace, which now houses the Cathedral School. Today only four members of the Chapter are resident in The Close and other properties are mainly leased from the Cathedral by private residents. |