Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral and one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe, dominating the historic hilltop city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire. Construction began in 1072 under the Norman bishop Remigius de Fécamp, and the building was substantially extended and rebuilt in the Early English Gothic style following an earthquake in 1185. For over two centuries, until the collapse of its central spire in 1549, it was considered the tallest building in the world. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building and houses one of the four surviving original copies of Magna Carta.