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  2. Lincoln Cathedral - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. History of the world's tallest buildings - Wikipedia

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    They were constructed from the 12th century, reaching completion and their maximum height in the 1310s (1314 and 1311 respectively). Lincoln Cathedral's spire collapsed in 1549, and its previous height was not surpassed elsewhere for a long time. St. Mary's Church in Stralsund became the world's tallest building after the collapse of the ...

  4. List of tallest church buildings in the United Kingdom

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    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 ...

  5. List of tallest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Central spire (built in the mid-19th century) destroyed in the April 2019 fire 90.0 m (295 ft) Cathedral of Toledo: 1440: Toledo Spain 90.0 m (295 ft) Coventry Cathedral: 1433: Coventry United Kingdom: The spire was the only part of the cathedral that survived intact when it was bombed in 1940 90.0 m (295 ft) St Colman's Cathedral: 1919: Cobh ...

  6. Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes ...

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    Dozens of reported tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging at least 150 homes in Omaha alone.

  8. List of tallest demolished freestanding structures - Wikipedia

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    Spire collapsed around 1500. Lincoln Cathedral: 159.7 m 524 ft 1549–1921 (372 years) Church United Kingdom Lincoln: Spire collapsed in 1549. New Brighton Tower: 172.8 m 567 ft 1921–1936 (15 years) Lattice Tower United Kingdom Liverpool: Dismantled from 1919 to 1921. US Naval Radio Station Pearl Harbor, 3 identical towers [15] 183 m 600 ft

  9. Notre Dame cathedral's iconic spire fell in flames. Now it is ...

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    May 30, 2023 at 5:00 AM. Some four years after fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral, metal scaffolding surrounds the entire site. The 2019 fire caused the cathedral's famous spire to collapse ...