The Gothic masterpiece of Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral, a cathedral of the Church of England, is located in the city of Lincoln, England. Originally established by Bishop Remigius de Fécamp in 1072, who moved his seat from Dorchester on Thames, construction on the current structure commenced in the same year and was completed in 1092. However, the cathedral was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1185. Over subsequent centuries, significant architectural elements appeared in Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular Gothic styles.

Lincoln Cathedral held one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta for hundreds of years, which is now displayed in Lincoln Castle.

With a floor area of approximately 5,000 m2 (50,000 ft2), Lincoln Cathedral is the fourth largest cathedral in the UK, after Liverpool Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral, and York Minster. The building is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the Victorian writer John Ruskin once 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."

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