Hello, I'm back! Today, I'm turning in an assignment over a comparison between Salisbury Cathedral and Amiens Cathedral. Read below if you're interested:

   While Salisbury Cathedral and Amiens Cathedral are similar, they're also very different. One way that they're different is through the amount of time it took to construct these memorable buildings.  Amiens took about two-hundred years to build; the construction date went from 1220 to 1410. On top of that, Amiens ran into a few mishaps with the overall structure. However, Salisbury took only about thirty-eight years of construction, so it was built from 1220 to 1258. The Salisbury Cathedral was basically built within a single generation, which is good because then parts within the construction plans wouldn't have been changed due to different people being in charge.
   Another difference between these two cathedrals are the towns surrounding them. Amiens, although it is technically the focal point of the city (previously known as Samarobriva), wasn't built until after the town was already there. This means that it was built only because it became necessary when they needed a specific place for worship. On the other hand, Salisbury was built before its city was. So it is literally the focal point, at least in my eyes. It was built originally just for a place for worship and was meant to be free-standing; the city was built around it.