Salisbury Cathedral...

Since it rained pretty much everyday on my last trip to England and photography outdoors was miserable for 3 out of the 4 days, we headed over to Salisbury Cathedral one morning to check it out. This place is absolutely incredible on the inside! We met an older man who volunteered as a tour guide, and since he was a bit early to work, he gave us a private tour of the the main area, telling us all sorts of interesting facts and history about this historic place. Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and is considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral(nave, transepts and choir) was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The spire was added later in 1302, which at 404, dominated the skyline. Whilst the spire is the cathedral's most impressive feature, it has also proved to be troublesome. Together with the tower, it added 6,500 tonnes to the weight of the building. Without the addition of flying buttresses, bracing arches, and anchor irons over the succeeding centuries, it would have and fallen down. Today, Salisbury remains the tallest church spire in the UK. Even today, the large supporting pillars at the corners of the spire are seen to bend inwards under the stress. The addition of reinforcing tie beams above the crossing in 1668 halted further deformation of the pillars. Salisbury Cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta.

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Salisbury Cathedral...

Since it rained pretty much everyday on my last trip to England and photography outdoors was miserable for 3 out of the 4 days, we headed over to Salisbury Cathedral one morning to check it out. This place is absolutely incredible on the inside! We met an older man who volunteered as a tour guide, and since he was a bit early to work, he gave us a private tour of the the main area, telling us all sorts of interesting facts and history about this historic place. Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and is considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral(nave, transepts and choir) was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The spire was added later in 1302, which at 404, dominated the skyline. Whilst the spire is the cathedral's most impressive feature, it has also proved to be troublesome. Together with the tower, it added 6,500 tonnes to the weight of the building. Without the addition of flying buttresses, bracing arches, and anchor irons over the succeeding centuries, it would have and fallen down. Today, Salisbury remains the tallest church spire in the UK. Even today, the large supporting pillars at the corners of the spire are seen to bend inwards under the stress. The addition of reinforcing tie beams above the crossing in 1668 halted further deformation of the pillars. Salisbury Cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta.

The original file of this image is 44 megapixels and has a native resolution of 8775 x 5086...