Looking at the Salisbury Cathedral from an over head point of view, you can see that it looks as if it is two crosses conjoined together. On the right you can see open area in the form of a square with a tree on the inside. From an over head point of view it looks more advanced than the Cologne cathedral, which is in the shape of a single cross. The Cologne's flying buttress's are also in the shape of a cross. The front of the Cologne is very balanced and symmetrical. The Salisbury is not symmetrical because it has other parts to it that are asymmetrical.

On the second comparison pictures you see the windows of both of the cathedrals. You can see right away that the Cologne's windows are bigger and there is more of them. They both have 3 rows of windows. Windows provide light into the room. Light is important because it makes you more alert and it puts off a better mood than a dark room would. If you look at the ceiling of the cathedrals, you can see that they both form a very similar shape. The Salisbury has a patterned ceiling, while the Cologne has a plain ceiling.