Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Lincoln - Anglican Cathedral - Psalm 24: "The Earth is the Lord´s"



Lincoln Cathedral

Basic information:

Location Lincoln

Full name: Anglican Cathedral (Church of England)

Country: England

Ecclesiastical information

Denomination: Church of England

Province Canterbury

Diocese Lincoln

Diocese created 1072

Bishop: The Rt Revd Dr John Saxbee
Dean: The Very Revd Canon Philip Buckler
Precentor: The Revd Canon Gavin Kirk

Director of Music: Aric Prentice

Building information:

Dates built 1185-1311

Architectural style Gothic

Length 143.3 m

Towers 3

Tower height(s) 83 m (crossing)

Spires 3 (now lost)

Spire height(s) 160 m (crossing tower)

Lincoln Cathedral of Lincoln, is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Diocese of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for nearly a quarter of a millennium (13001549), though this height has been questioned.[1] 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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