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The article doesn't mention that the spire was possibly the first building to be taller than the Great Pyramid (there's dispute over exactly how tall the spire
by Ichthypresbyter 4y ago
The article doesn't mention that the spire was possibly the first building to be taller than the Great Pyramid (there's dispute over exactly how tall the spire of Old St. Paul's Cathedral in London was), and was not surpassed by any structure until the Washington Monument.
- rcarr 4y agoLouth which is also in Lincolnshire and only about half an hour away from Lincoln has a very impressive spire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James'_Church,_Louth?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James'_Church,_Louth?wprov=... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_church_buildings_in_the_United_Kingdom?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_church_buildin...
- r_c_a_d 4y agoYes, I expected to see something about that. Being from Lincolnshire one of my pet facts is that Lincoln cathedral was the tallest building in the world for over 200 years, until the spire collapsed and wasn't rebuilt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world%27s_tallest_buildings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world%27s_talle...