Salisbury Cathedral

We went to see the Salisbury cathedral. It was magnificent. Apparently the church lacks a traditional foundation. Because it does not have a foundation the caretakers constantly have to monitor the gravel underneath the church to make sure it doesn’t shift or erode. The church itself was awesome, built in the English Gothic architecture which allows more windows and open space then found in Roman or earlier designs. Most of my perspective concerning old churches comes from a combination of Muslim, Jewish and Crusader churches from about the 12^th-13^th century. The oldest medieval clock is there from around the 11^th century.  It also had the original doors and several cool relics (including the Magna Carta). I couldn’t help but think about the primary song “The wise man built his house upon a rock” had the church been built on firm ground the church would not have to worry about constant threat of destruction.