Salisbury It is located south of England, in Wiltshire, a 140 km southwest London on the M3 highway. The river Avon, which leads to the Canal de la Mancha, bathe with its tributaries, The whole area.
The most outstanding point of Salisbury is undoubtedly its cathedral, But the tour of the historic center, until you reach this majestic building, will become more than interesting. His narrow alleyways with his colorful facades and his varied and typical businesses will be our ideal companions on the walk to the cathedral. It is highly advisable to enter the street Fish Row, then Butcher Row until Silver Street, and travel them peacefully, letting us be carried away by the pleasant atmosphere that is breathed there. Twice a week a traditional market is installed on these streets.
In this neighborhood we will also find shopping centers such as Old George Mall. The Tourist Information Center is located on Frish Row Street, In case some need information about both the city and its surroundings.
After reaching Silver Street, he turns right through High Street that in a few meters will become a pedestrian, And that will direct us directly to the beautiful and large gardens that precede the Cathedral building. Of admirable and unique beauty are the houses that contour these gardens, denoting the typical English style in each of its compositional elements. They are among them, The Salisbury Museum and the Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
As we approach these gardens we will begin to glimpse the Cathedral Tower than with their 123 meters high is trimmed in the sky of Salisbury, being the highest in England. It is carefully guarded since due to its weight it could compromise the structure of the building, reason why reinforcements have been added that have avoided major damage to the rest of the building. This building, In later times, About the 18th century, has also suffered different changes, Not merely for structural reasons, but rather for aesthetic reasons and for decisions of the architects in charge at the time.
The splendid Gothic Cathedral, begins to be built in the thirteenth century, When the diocese moves to the city. The first enclosure we will enter and prior to the entrance to the temple itself, It is the magnificent cloister that covers one of the sides of the building. It is worth taking a few minutes to travel and admire its architecture that surrounds a garden care. Also annexed to the cathedral and after the cloister is the Chapter Hall of Octagonal Plant and covered by a vault supported by a single column in the center of the same.
The Cathedral building has a Latin cross with a length in its main nave of 142 meters and a major transept of 62 meters. The cathedral also tells the major one minor one that continues to this after the choir, next, The presbytery and finally the header that does not end in a circular form like other Gothic cathedrals, It adopts a flat form as commonly in the Gothic temples in England.
The three ships that make up the assembly and both transepts have a cross vault cover.
The cathedral also tells the major one minor one that continues to this after the choir, next, The presbytery and finally the header that does not end in a circular form like other Gothic cathedrals, It adopts a flat form as commonly in the Gothic temples in England.
Both inside and its exterior are the architectural elements that characterize the English Gothic that do not differ in concept of French Gothic cathedrals, But if in variant subtle in style, the horizontal compositional elements and increasing the number of moldings that surround the arches.
It highlights inside a modern source that serves as a baptismal battery located on the cruise of the main nave and the major transept.
Outside. The typical elements of Gothic are clearly distinguishable both on the main and sides. The sculptures mark the horizontal sense of the set contained in niches and niches and located on several levels. On the covers the sculptures are absent unlike other Gothic cathedrals.
It is worth mentioning that Salisbury's cathedral houses the best copy of the Magna Carta, oldest precedent of the constitutions of our day, what, in 1215, In London, King Juan I of England was forced to sign allowing a council or parliament to act that would limit the powers of the crown. In their 63 articles, would guarantee the rights to citizens, noble from the aristocracy before the Powers of the King as well as the obligation that everyone should fulfill.
A 15 Minisbury minutes for the A360, is the stonehenge megalithic team of the twentieth century ac, incorporated into the World Heritage List by UNESCO and of which many and varied theories have been written until today, But I will leave that for a new publication.
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