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The cathedral holds one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta, which is now displayed in Lincoln Castle. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the UK by floor area, at approximately 5,000 m 2 (50,000 sq ft), after Liverpool Cathedral , St Paul's Cathedral , and York Minster . [ 3 ]
Lincoln with its vast façade and three towers, the tallest being over 80 metres (270 ft), rises majestically from a steep hill above the town. Salisbury Cathedral with its "faultless spire" [4] constitutes one of the iconic views of England, made famous by the landscape painter John Constable. In the north of England, Durham makes a ...
Lincoln Cathedral: 25 m (82 ft) [43] Lincoln: United Kingdom: A central spire from after 1311 until 1548 had a reputed height of 160 m (520 ft), which would have made the cathedral the tallest structure in the world during the spire's existence. 89 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist: 24.3 m (80 ft) Spokane: United States: 90 Church of Our Lady
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.
Lincoln Cathedral: 83 272 Lincoln, Lincolnshire: Formerly tallest building the world from 1311 to 1549 when spire collapsed in a storm. Tallest medieval non-spired church in the country. [19] [20] 17 Boston Stump: 81 271 Boston, Lincolnshire: Architectural height 267 feet. [21] 18 Derry, St Eugene's Cathedral: 78 256 Derry [22] 19 Kilburn, St ...
Central tower is a spire Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford: The Cathedral Church of Christ, Oxford Anglican Canterbury 1160 1200 1542 NK NK NK NK N/A NK 43 4 Rieger Peterborough Cathedral: Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew
Lincoln Cathedral: Lincoln: United Kingdom: 525: 160: ... 100 meters tall without counting its hti spire St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan) ... Its original ...
The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.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.