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submitted 1 month ago by NotSteve_@lemmy.ca to c/pics@lemmy.world

Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.

Wikipedia - Salisbury Cathedral

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[-] jobbies@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 month ago

People wore business attire in 1220?

[-] 0ops@piefed.zip 10 points 1 month ago

That's a weird sentence for sure. I think it was the building itself that was erected in 1220

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

This guy...

...is dressed in ~1220 business attire.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, look at how long that coat jacket is! Looks like it's at least 1220. Maybe the 1230's, though.

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