Salisbury Cathedral of a bell tower which stood about northwest of the main building. Salisbury is one of only three English cathedrals to lack a ring of bells, the others being Norwich Cathedral and Ely Cathedral. However, its medieval clock does strike the time with bells every 15 minutes. In total, 70,000 tons of stone, 3,000 tons of timber and 450 tons of lead were used in the construction of the cathedral. On 25 October 2018, there was an attempted theft of the "Magna Carta" from the cathedral; the alarms were triggered and a 45-year-old man was later detained on suspicion of
Octagonal churches in Norway survey of existing churches built since Christianity was introduced until the second world war: In addition to the existing churches listed, some octagonal churches were demolished and replaced. Previous octagonal churches (year built-year dismantled), included in statistics: Some of the largest churches in Norway are octagonal: Octagonal churches in Norway An octagonal church has an octagonal (eight-sided polygon) architectural plan. The exterior and the interior (the nave) may be shaped as eight-sided polygon with approximately equal sides or only the nave is eight-sided supplemented by choir and porch (or narthex) attached to the octagon. This architectural plan is found in