Lincoln Cathedral

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Anglican cathedral Gothic architecture cathedral church building medieval building

Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in Lincoln, England, renowned as one of medieval Europe's grandest churches and a former holder of the title of the world's tallest building.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln	1
Lincoln Cathedral hilltop	1
Lincoln Cathedral west front	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican cathedral ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ medieval building ⓘ
constructionBegan	11th century ⓘ circa 1072 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary St Mary ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
firstBishop	Remigius de Fécamp ⓘ
formerName	Lincoln Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln
formerSpireHeight	approximately 160 metres ⓘ
formerSpireStatus	world’s tallest building ⓘ
founder	William the Conqueror ⓘ
function	cathedral church ⓘ
hasChapterHouse	yes ⓘ
hasCloister	yes ⓘ
heldTallestBuildingFrom	1311 ⓘ
heldTallestBuildingUntil	1549 ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglican ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Lincoln ⓘ Lincolnshire ⓘ
majorRebuildingCentury	12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
notableFeature	Bishop’s Eye window ⓘ Dean’s Eye window ⓘ Gothic vaulting ⓘ Lincoln Imp carving ⓘ central tower ⓘ chapter house ⓘ choir stalls ⓘ rose windows ⓘ three towers ⓘ west front ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	1185 Lincoln earthquake ⓘ
region	East Midlands ⓘ
seatOf	Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ
spireCollapsed	1549 ⓘ
style	Decorated Gothic ⓘ Early English Gothic ⓘ Gothic ⓘ Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ
surpassedStructure	Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 83 metres ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lincoln Castle → adjacentTo → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

1185 Lincoln earthquake → affectedStructure → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Early English Gothic → architecturalStyleOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Imp carving → category → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Diocese of Lincoln → cathedral → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral → formerName → Lincoln Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln

Bishop of Lincoln → hasCathedral → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

East Midlands → hasHistoricSite → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England → hasLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Steep Hill → hasNearbyLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England → hasReligiousBuilding → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Brayford Pool → hasViewOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Cathedral west front

Bishop’s Eye window → locatedIn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Imp carving → locatedIn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Close → locatedOn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Cathedral hilltop

1185 Lincoln earthquake → location → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Newport Arch → near → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

The Collection (Lincoln museum) → near → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Brayford Pool → nearby → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln railway station → nearby → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Castle → overlooks → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln → patronOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln → placeOfBurial → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Magna Carta → preservedAt → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop of Lincoln → seatLocatedAt → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Close → surrounds → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop of Lincoln → usesCathedralAsMotherChurch → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ