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Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln. The cathedral is governed by its dean and chapter, and is a grade I listed building.
From 1311, when the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, until the Washington Monument was completed in 1884, a succession of church buildings held this title. The tallest church building in the world is the Ulm Minster (161.5 m), the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany.
Final completion in 1314. Spire collapsed 1561 1311–1549 Lincoln Cathedral: Lincoln: 159.7 m (524 ft) 7.2% Tallest building ever until 1890. Spire collapsed 1549 1549–1569 St. Mary's Church: Stralsund: 151 m (495 ft) −5.4% 1569–1573 St. Pierre's Cathedral: Beauvais: 153 m (502 ft) 1.3% Tower collapsed 1573 1573–1647 St. Mary's Church ...
Lincoln Cathedral: 83 272 Lincoln, Lincolnshire: Formerly tallest building the world from 1311 to 1549 when spire collapsed in a storm. Tallest medieval non-spired church in the country. [19] [20] 17 Boston Stump: 81 271 Boston, Lincolnshire: Architectural height 267 feet. [21] 18 Derry, St Eugene's Cathedral: 78 256 Derry [22] 19 Kilburn, St ...
Lincoln Cathedral: 25 m (82 ft) [42] Lincoln: United Kingdom: A central spire from after 1311 until 1548 had a reputed height of 160 m (520 ft), which would have made the cathedral the tallest structure in the world during the spire's existence. 83 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist: 24.3 m (80 ft) Spokane: United States: 84 Canterbury Cathedral
It was rebuilt with reinforced pillar vaults with additional rib in the 14th century. The transept was completed in the 1560s and was capped with a stone and wood spire 150 meters high. Unfortunately, the spire collapsed in 1573, and the cathedral was left unfinished, with only the choir and transept completed. [30]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A fire at Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday engulfed its spire, which collapsed onto the roof in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Lincoln Cathedral has three towers, with the central tower 83 metres (272 ft). Tall Gothic central spires remain at Salisbury and Norwich, that at Chichester having been rebuilt in the 19th century after its collapse. The spire of Salisbury at 404 feet (123 m) is the tallest in Britain.