The Chartes Cathedral and the Salisbury Cathedral are both unique cathedrals. They represent the Christian as a symbol of the age and magnificence of the church. However they achieve this by having unique architectural facets that make them different.
The differences are;
The similarities are rather evident from the architectural style. While they are located in different nations, they are both consistent with Gothic architecture. The Chartes Cathedral is influenced by French Gothic architecture while the Salisbury Cathedral is influenced by English Gothic architecture.
Both cathedrals were built around the same time. The Salisbury Cathedral was built between 1220 and 1258, while the Chartes Cathedral was built between 1194 and 1250.
Both cathedrals have the addition of buttresses that both were built for different purpose and allowed its architectures to add a unique facet to each building. The exterior of the Chartes Cathedral is dominated by heavy flying buttresses. These buttresses allowed its architects to increase the size of the windows. The Salisbury Cathedral had its buttresses installed to purely help hold up the weight of the building.
Both cathedrals have spires. The Salisbury Cathedral has its spire at 404ft (123m) while the Chartes Cathedral has two contrasting spires, one ,”the flamboyant spire” is 377ft (113m) is built on an older tower while the other spire is 349ft (105m).
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