North East view

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/2%20a1north%20east.jpg

North West view

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/1%20a2%20north%20west.jpg

South West view

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/4%20salisbury-south%20west.gif

East front

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/5%20Salisburyghsus.jpg

Spire

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/6%2059hjfksaskhf.jpg

Lol, I was thinking of doing a poll on that one.

9,5

9.5

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

It looks huge in that 2nd photo. Soaring and magnificent. Not to mention the beautiful surroundings.

Philip, will you create a thread in the UK and Ireland section?

Btw, here's some info from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/9%20floorplan_a1.gif

Nave looking west

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/10%20salisbury1.jpg

Nave looking east

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/12%20naveast.jpg

South aisle and nave

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/13%20nsc.jpg

Quire

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/20%20salisburyinsideview1.jpg

North transept

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/25%20ntranscept.jpg

Strainer arches

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/35%20strainerarches.jpg

Bent column

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/36%20columns.jpg

Audley Chapel

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/40%20audchapel.jpg

Audley Chapel vaulting

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/41%20audley%20chapel%20vaulting.jpg

Trinity Chapel

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/42%20trinitychapel.jpg

Prisoners of Conscience window

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/45%20prisoners%20of%20conscience%20window.jpg

West window (medieval glass rearranged in 1824)

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/46%20westwindowmedreass.jpg

Chapter House

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/50%20ref_enws_1_20_3.jpg

Chapter House interior

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/51%20inchapterhouse.jpg

Chapter House vaulting

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/52%20ref_ensw_60_3_2.jpg

Cloister

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/55%20cloister.jpg

Night time shot

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/60%20cathedral.jpg

Painting by John Constable

http://www.2and2.net/Uploads/Images/61%20constable-03x.jpg

It looks huge in that 2nd photo. Soaring and magnificent. Not to mention the beautiful surroundings.


It looks huge because it is huge.

Brief details from bt.internet timelines:

At the Council of London held in 1075 Archbishop Lanfranc proposed the movement of several English Bishoprics to other sites. One of these was the Bishopric of Sherborne and Wilton whose bishop was Herbert of Lothringia. Herbert began the construction of a new cathedral in the confines of the Castle of Sarum. In 1078 Herbert was succeeded by Osmond a Norman who came to England with William the Conqueror. Osmond completed and dedicated the cathedral in 1092. In 1220 it was decided to move the cathedral to a new site. The chosen site was only 2 miles away from Sarum, on meadowland next to the river. The new cathedral was built in a relatively short period of time and was constructed in a consistent style of Early English architecture. The construction was orchestrated by various Bishops starting with Bishop Roger Poore. Six years after the start of construction, when the choir was complete, the bodies of St. Osmond and other important Bishops were moved to the new cathedral. The cloisters were added between 1263 and 1284 and are the earliest that have remained unchanged in England. They form a perfect square and are the same length as the nave. The chapter house is octagonal in shape and has a central pillar with a vaulted ceiling. The spire and its tower were built between 1320 and 1380 and the spire is the highest of its period in the world reaching to a height of 404 feet. Edward III granted Bishop Richard de Wyvile the right to use the stone from the old cathedral and the houses that belonged to it in the construction of the new cathedral and the tower at Salisbury may contain some of this stone.

I like the painting better :D

here is a couple more pics i took of it in 2001.

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/37375292.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/37375345.jpg

I regret my note. I should have given it 10. Afterall, it's my favorite in UK.

10/10
The spire is magnificent!

impressive very beautiful 9/10

9.5/10


really amazing

An English icon .

10/10

can't see the pics

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9.

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9.5/10 imagine what this cathedral would've seemed like to someone in the medievil times. It would,ve been like looking up at the Empire State.

^^ yes indeed, it looks massive 10/10

I have to visit this cathedral before I die! (It would be difficult to do it after death :lol: )

10! One of my favorites! :D

9/10

Absolute gothic. 9.5/10.

10/10 I love Salisbury cathedral, lovely town too, I've been many times and will go again.

9/10.

9,5/10

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iconic!

9,5/10

10/10

Wow. 9/10

10/10

9. Very good. Regards.

10/10

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9.5/10

9/10

10/10, I never get bored of seeing it from my house everyday

10/10 Looks much better live than in pictures.

10/10

9/10
One of the most amazing works of Early English style, but not as amazing as Lincoln and Canterbury cathedrals ;)

10!