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Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, [2] 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 .
Lincoln's Chapter Bible - commissioned for the new cathedral by Nicholas, Archdeacon of Huntingdon in the late 11th century; The fifteenth-century "Thornton Romances" found in the Lincoln Thornton Manuscript - includes the earliest written account of the death of King Arthur, and was a source for the poet Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur.
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.
The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.The title of "world's tallest building" has been held by various buildings in modern times, including Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, and the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center, both in New York City.
Lincoln (/ ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ə n /) is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town.In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. [4]
The Dean of Lincoln is the head of the Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral in the city of Lincoln, England in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln. [1] The current Dean is Simon Jones . [ 2 ]
The Lincoln Imp The Lincoln Imp is located at the bottom of the upper V. The Lincoln Imp is a grotesque on a wall inside Lincoln Cathedral, England, and it has become the symbol of the city of Lincoln. [1] [2] The carving is situated high on the north side of the Angel Choir and is not conspicuous.
Burials at Lincoln Cathedral (23 P) D. Deans of Lincoln (60 P) Pages in category "Lincoln Cathedral" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.