Lincoln Cathedral

[melodysparks]

The Magnificent magnificent 11th-century Cathedral, standing on top of Lincoln edge
Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral) is a historic cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Diocese of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was the tallest building in the world for over 200 years, but the central spire collapsed in the sixteenth century 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."

William the Conqueror ordered the first cathedral to be built in Lincoln, in 1072. Before that, St. Mary's Church in Lincoln was a mother church but not a cathedral, and the seat of the diocese was at Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Lincoln was more central to a diocese that stretched from the Thames to the Humber. Bishop Remigius built the first Lincoln Cathedral on the present site, finishing it in 1092 and then dying two days before it was to be consecrated on May 9 of that year. About fifty years later, most of that building was destroyed in a fire. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral, but it was destroyed by an earthquake about forty years later, in 1185.

Comments

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I love the perspective on the interior shot. The external view almost doesn't look real somehow--I guess because it looks so much like how I picture a cathedral that is seems fake somehow.

I had the same reaction when I saw the Rocky Mountains from the Vegas desert. They looked like a painted backdrop rather than mountains!

Thank you for sharing this with us!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Thank you it took me a while to get one where my camera shake didnt effect the image.

It is such a beautiful building and also sat on top of a very steep hill oppersite Lincioln Castle

The image below was taken from the castle

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/melodysparks/6382838911/)

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's amazing--you should think of selling this as a print!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Thank you I might just do that when I find a place to sell them

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

If you like the picture you can download it from flickr. Just let me know when you would want to download the original size and I will amend the permissios so you can do it

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That's very kind of you!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

You're most welcome