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Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln ENG United Kingdom
http://www.lincolncathedral.com/

Status:	built
Construction Dates
Began	1092
Finished	1311

Building Uses

- religious

Structural Types

- church

- tower

Heights	Value	Source / Comments

Destroyed spire	525 ft	Unconfirmed
	Spire fell in 1548.

Spire	272 ft	Unconfirmed

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Description
World's tallest structure from 1311 until spire fell in 1548.

-Original Construction Started in 1092.

-Was damaged by an earthquake in 1185, in 1192 it was restored in gothic style rather than the norman style in which it was originally constructed.

-The central tower collapsed around the year 1238 and new central tower construction began in 1255.

-In 1311 the Central Tower was completed to full height (160m).

-Central Tower spire fell in 1548 during strong winds and was never rebuilt.

-In 1807 the spires on the west towers were removed as their weight caused them to lean.

What is left of the original cathedral is still standing at a height of 83m.

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