Visiting Salisbury Cathedral was truly a treat today. Though the journey got off to a rough start, and considering the present circumstances of the espionage retaliation between the UK and Russia that befell the town in the part few weeks, the cathedral itself offered a place of welcome and stability in the community. Specifically within the structure it was fascinating to see the continuous shades of materials, most identifiably the interchanging if the dark and light stone for the pylon bundles within the nave, most apparent inside the “quire.” These dark bundles serving for structural and aesthetic purposes did not differ in design, artistry, aesthetic image due to the rapid construction of the cathedral itself. This was almost impossible to believe considering other similar sized cathedrals construction dates incomparable ticthsy ofnSalisbury’s rapidity, and also the sheer size of the site. However, due to its presentation of interior and extortion design, the fluidity or structure and ornamentation gave warrant to the claim of rapid construction. For me this was my favorite point of the day because not only did I witness a remarkable achievement in engineeering, but also the fact that it’s impossible feats of design are physically displayed within the structure as proof of its success as a building.