Lincoln Cathedral (Lincoln)

United Kingdom / England / Lincoln / Minster Yard
 cathedral, minster (church), Gothic (architecture), Grade I Listed (UK), tourist attraction
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral), is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Diocese of Lincoln in the Church of England.The Roman Catrholic Bishop, Remigius, built the first Lincoln Cathedral on the present site, finishing it in 1092. He died two days before it was to be consecrated on May 9 of that year. About 50 years later, most of that building was destroyed in a fire. King Henry II of England approved the election of St. Hugh of Avalon, a Carthusian monk, as Roman Catholic Bishop of Lincoln in 1186. St. Hugh began a major rebuilding project in the emerging Early English Gothic style, but died in 1200 before his plan was completed.The existing structure was finished by about 1280, but repairs and remodelling have continued. After the Protestant Reformation in England it passed into the hands of the Anglican Church.
It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for nearly a quarter of a millennium (1300–1549), though this height has been questioned. The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. It is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared, "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Cathedral
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Coordinates:   53°14'4"N   -0°32'10"E

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  • This is just known as Lincoln Cathedral to locals, not Lincoln Minster.
  • up until about the 19th century the cathedral had spires on top of the towers, but these were removed when they became unsafe