Lincoln Cathedral

E11287

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Lincoln Cathedral canonical	49
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln	1
Cathedral of Lincoln	1
Lincoln Cathedral hilltop	1
Lincoln Cathedral west front	1
eastward extension of Lincoln Cathedral	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 (54)

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

Magna Carta → preservedAt → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

East Midlands → hasHistoricSite → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

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

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

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England → hasLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England → hasReligiousBuilding → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Diocese of Lincoln → cathedral → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop of Lincoln → hasCathedral → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop of Lincoln → seatLocatedAt → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop of Lincoln → usesCathedralAsMotherChurch → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

1185 Lincoln earthquake → location → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

1185 Lincoln earthquake → affectedStructure → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop’s Eye window → locatedIn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Imp carving → locatedIn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Imp carving → category → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Early English Gothic → architecturalStyleOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln → patronOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln → placeOfBurial → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Castle → overlooks → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Castle → adjacentTo → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Steep Hill → hasNearbyLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Newport Arch → near → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Close → surrounds → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Close → locatedOn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Cathedral hilltop

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

Brayford Pool → nearby → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Brayford Pool → hasViewOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Cathedral west front

Lincoln railway station → nearby → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln → hasLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln → hasReligiousBuilding → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Henry of Huntingdon → associatedWith → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral of Lincoln

City of Lincoln → hasPart → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

English Gothic → notableExample → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

cathedrals of the Church of England → hasPart → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

English Midlands → hasLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

National Trust properties in Lincolnshire → hasPart → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Katherine Swynford → placeOfBurial → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Angel Choir → partOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: eastward extension of Lincoln Cathedral

Bishop’s House, Lincoln → associatedWith → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral → governs → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral → locatedIn → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral → meetsAt → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Battle of Lincoln (1141) → tookPlaceNear → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Observatory Tower → nearbyAttraction → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Magna Carta vault → near → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Magna Carta exhibition → near → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Quarter → hasCentralFeature → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Quarter → hasLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral Quarter → hasViewOf → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

cathedral quarter of Lincoln → hasLandmark → Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral Quarter of Lincoln