Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the church of the blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican house of prayer in Salisbury, England, and one of the main precedents of Early English architecture. The fundamental body of the basilica was finished in 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The house of God is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury, as of now Nick Holtam. Since 1549, the house of God has had the tallest church tower in the United Kingdom, at 404 feet. Visitors can take the "Tower Tour" where the inside of the empty tower, with its antiquated wooden framework, can be seen.

The house of God additionally has the biggest order and the biggest church building close in Britain at 80 sections of land. Salisbury Cathedral is abnormal for its tall and tight nave, and has visual complement because of the utilization of light dim Chilmark stone for the dividers and dull cleaned Purbeck marble for the segments. The part house is remarkable for its octagonal shape, slim focal column and brightening medieval frieze. It was rearranged in 1855-9 by William Burges. The frieze circles the inside over the slows down and delineates scenes and stories from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including Adam and Eve, Noah, the Tower of Babel, and Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.