We"re in the English county of Wiltshire to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Salisbury Cathedral—the towering marvel of Early English Gothic design rising behind these contentedly grazing sheep. The massive church"s first foundation stones were laid here in Salisbury—then called New Sarum—on April 28, 1220. The structure itself dates back even further, the bulk of it having been moved over a mile piece by piece from the former Roman stronghold of Old Sarum.
Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Life in a North African town
-
You ve never seen anything like this
-
Bridge of Hillsborough County
-
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
-
In praise of the old…the very old
-
Celebrating the Acadians
-
Manatee Appreciation Day
-
Bridge to infinity
-
Reflecting on Black History Month
-
Summertime in Alaska
-
It s Tolkien Reading Day
-
Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
-
Saint Andrews Day
-
Welcome to the Ring of Fire
-
An underwater rainbow
-
Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
-
An oceanic valentine
-
Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
-
Day of the Dead
-
International Day of Peace
-
Party like it’s 5779
-
A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
-
Amelia Earhart
-
Let’s have a ball
-
Where the bearded reedling sings
-
St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
-
Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
-
Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
-
Splügen Pass, Switzerland
-
A night on the (ghost) town