Inspired! ; (1) How I See It(2) to Many, This Is the Most Glorious Building In. But As Salisbury Cathedral Reaches Its 750th Birthday, the Real Wonder Is That It Didn't Fall Down Years Ago

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SOME would say Venice. Some might plump for the Taj Mahal. But there are many who have travelled the world, seen the sights and still believe the prettiest building on Earth is Salisbury Cathedral.

It is a sight which has lured some of the greatest artists, including Turner, Constable and Whistler, down to Wiltshire.

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Inspired! ; (1) How I See It(2) to Many, This Is the Most Glorious Building In. But As Salisbury Cathedral Reaches Its 750th Birthday, the Real Wonder Is That It Didn't Fall Down Years Ago

It mellowed that giant among curmudgeons, the late Sir Edward Heath, so much so that he retired here.

Approach the ancient city from any direction and you will spy the cathedral's spire long before anything else. It is, famously, the tallest in the land. But it is also the tallest medieval structure in the world. Even in this secular age, its majesty can lift the bleakest soul.

Draw closer, and you approach it through Britain's largest and most spectacular Cathedral Close, 84 ...

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