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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