Lincoln's magnificent Cathedral

Advantages: Lots of history
Disadvantages: Admission charges

...No visitor to Lincoln can fail to see its Cathedral, which along with Lincoln Castle dominates the town and both of these impressive landmarks can be seen from many miles around. Construction of the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, to give it its full title, began in 1092 although it was not until 1311 that it was completed. At that time it was not only the tallest building in Britain but the tallest building in the world and remained so for the next 200 years. It originally stood 525 feet (160 metres) tall but during the 16th century disaster struck and the main tower collapsed, which was never rebuilt. Today Lincoln's Cathedral stands just a measly 271 feet (83 metres) high. In fact Lincoln Cathedral has seen its fair share of disasters and has also survived an earthquake and a serious fire. Lincoln...

micksheff 31.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral is in Font of you.

Advantages: Beautiful Historic building
Disadvantages: At the top of a steep hill

...~~ Lincoln Cathedral ~~ Visiting Lincoln Cathedral was one of the main reasons for this years holiday in Lincolnshire, when I was about 10 yrs of age in Junior School we did a project on Lincoln and one on architecture, tying the two projects together with Lincoln's historic buildings. I was so impressed with Lincoln Cathedral I have always wanted to come back for another visit. My hubby made my year by suggesting Lincolnshire for our holiday and he took me around loads of beautiful historic buildings, I was one very lucky lady. ~~ History ~~ The first Cathedral was initially a lot smaller than the magnificent building you see today, work started in 1072, it was a Norman Cathedral denoted by the Norman (rounded) arches and it was also built in the shape of a cross. There are three architectural features that have stuck in my...

arnoldhenryrufus 21.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Lincoln Cathedral

The Hunt for Lincoln's Imp.

Advantages: Awesome Architecture, Religious Significance, The Da Vinci Code.
Disadvantages: None

...Lincoln Cathedral has dominated the skyline of Lincoln for over 900 years and has survived fire, earthquake and collapsed towers in its lifetime. As it is literally a stones throw from the fantastic Lincoln Castle, it is possible to do both attractions and visit some of Lincoln's shops and bars on a day trip. Lincoln Cathedral was, amazingly, the world's tallest building for a period of 250 years until 1549. Entry to the Cathedral costs £4 with £3 concessions available for people on benefits and children age 5-16 pay only £1. Annual passes are also available for those who live locally, for an affordable £15. It might not feel quite right to have to pay to enter a place of worship, but it costs £50,000 per week to keep the Cathedral open for visitors and to maintain it. At least it is a reasonably affordable entry fee that will not...

helencbradshaw 27.08.2006 · Read review
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A beautiful cathedral

Advantages: Beautiful cathedral and friendly guides
Disadvantages: None

...On a recent short break to Ripon in North Yorkshire, and having a liking for cathedrals as I do, I took the time to visit Ripon Cathedral with my partner. Located just five minutes walk from the market square area of Ripon town centre, the cathedral is very easy to reach. There is also a car park a couple of minutes walk from the cathedral. Ripon Cathedral is unusual in that, in common with only one other Cathedral in the country, it also functions as a Parish Church. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A LITTLE HISTORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Cathedral building itself began in the 7th century when St Wilfrid built one of England's first stone churches on the site. St Wilfrid was educated at Lindisfarne and then travelled to Rome in 652. On his return, he became abbot of a Benedictine monastery and built a church in Ripon. The crypt of the church is...

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An Icy Cathedral

Advantages: Interesting place of worship
Disadvantages: Gets busy

...The Arctic cathedral in Tromsø stood out amongst the smaller houses surrounding it and was visible long before we approached the bridge to cross over to the mainland. The unusual shape representing the shape of a Sami (the people who tend the reindeer) tent and the iciness of a glacier was built in 1965 on a site that was originally a bunker, being close to Russia they were prepared. The huge white walls form an A shape and there are windows at both ends of the building. The walls are 11 pieces of concrete covered with Aluminium, which represent the 11 apostles left after the betrayal of Christ. Between the wall sections is glass which lets light into the church, supplying much of the inside light in the church, especially during the midnight sun season. With the mountain behind covered in trees it stood out well, but when the snow...

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Cathedral

Advantages: Good
Disadvantages: None

...One of the great buildings of the world and it is the largest cathedral in Britain and 5th largest in the world. The cathedral has high gothic arches and bells in the tower. The construction of the cathedral was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. Car Parking is available at the Cathedral, with a charge of £1. Multi stormy car parking is available nearer the city centre in Mount Pleasant and in neighboring Duke Street. There is some limited free street parking available. Entry to the cathedral is free of charge, but donations are invited - £3.00 (?4/$5US) is suggested. Prices for the Tower are £4.25 with concessions at £2.50. A family ticket for up to 2 adults and 3 children is £10.00. A visit is highly recommended....

Nazuku 11.09.2006 · Read review
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Canterbury Cathedral

Advantages: Historical benefits,good attraction for all the family to learn about
Disadvantages: Mnay steps to climb.Apart form that none

...Well as my Dover castle review seemed to go down rather well with ratings received, and this is a rather local attraction to me, I thought I would do a review won Canterbury cathedral. I can view this beautifully from my office window on my construction site, which I think is a privilege really. History of the Cathedral Well I should think most people know something about the cathedral and its history but I will merely scratch the surface of it in this review im sure? The Cathedral was founded in 597AD by St Augustine who landed on the south east corner of England as a missionary from Rome. St Augustine was given a site in Canterbury to set up his church and this was St Martins, which still stands today. This was given to him by the then King of England Ethelbert. This Church was used throughout the Roman occupation and in...

Jamie73 19.07.2007 · Read review
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Bradford Cathedral

Advantages: Lots of history
Disadvantages: The roof and chairs are very odd

...On the 7th November 2008 the Al Mahdi Mosque was officially opened in the centre of Bradford. It's a sign of the changing times and reaffirms the fact that Bradford is a multi cultural city with a huge Muslim population. This Mosque is a magnificent building, clearly visible from afar, standing like a palace against the skyline. I happened by chance to be in Bradford on the date of the Mosque's inauguration but by a rather spooky coincidence I was actually in Bradford to see a much older place of worship - its Anglican Cathedral. To begin with I had quite a bit of trouble locating the Cathedral. I knew that there was one and I knew that it was fairly central but despite easily finding the City Hall and other landmarks I seemed to have walked around in a large circle before I eventually spotted a sign pointing down a narrow alleyway...

micksheff 09.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bradford Cathedral

Not Lincoln's lovliest!

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...'s history. Steep Hill is a must see for people visiting the area. Up the extremely Steep Hill is Lincoln's olde worlde little centre. It has lovely gift shops and tea rooms and chocolate shops in the very old houses that line the cobbled streets. There is also the cathedral and castle either side of Steep Hill which are great places to go. If you go to the top of the castle and look out over Lincoln the view is amazing, I recommend trying that. The modern area of Lincoln includes general shops that you see in most cities but again a lot of them are in old buildings and the precinct is pedestrianised and wide so it really gives that open feel that lincoln seems to have. There is the wharf area of Lincoln to visit which has boat rides and tours of the river with a licened bar too. There are a nice variety of shops and restaurants. There...

mrbing10 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Hereford Cathedral - An 'ICON'ic Specticle.

Advantages: History, Architecture, Stained Glass windows, beauty.
Disadvantages: Modern art

...HEREFORD CATHEDRAL On our weekend away in Hereford, I could not miss the opportunity to visit this lovely historic building again. I admit I have seen more beautiful and spectacular Cathedrals and even churches; but this one has a beauty all of its own. In one sense we picked the right time of year to visit as there were not too many tourists, but on the other hand it is January, it is quite cold (although the cathedral did have a great heating system) and the Library and the Mappa Mundi were not available to be seen. The Mappa Mundi is the largest complete medieval world map which is housed in the cathedral alongside the chained library which houses manuscripts dating back to the 8th century. Sadly we did not get to this wonderful piece of history as it was closed for cleaning and some restoration work. So back to our...

arnoldhenryrufus 04.02.2009 (05.02.2009) · Read review
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