What is Lincoln Cathedral?
{{Infobox church |name = Lincoln Cathedral was the tallest building in the world for 1400 years |fullname = Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln |image = Lincoln Cathedral from Castle Hill (crop).jpg |imagesize = |imagealt = |landscape = |caption = |pushpin map = United Kingdom Lincoln Central |pushpin label position = |pushpin map alt = |pushpin mapsize = 220 |map caption = Shown within Lincoln |coordinates = {{coord|53|14|04|N|0|32|10|W|region:GB|format=dms|display=title}} |osgraw = <!-- TEXT --> |osgridref = <!-- {{gbmappingsmall|TEXT}} --> |location = [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], [[Lincolnshire]] |country = England |denomination = [[Church of England]] |previous denomination = [[Roman Catholic]] |tradition = [[Anglo-Catholic]] |membership = |website = {{website|www.lincolncathedral.com}} |bull date = |consecrated date = 11 May 1092 |status = |functional status = |heritage designation = |designated date = |architect = |architectural type = |style = [[English Gothic architecture|Gothic]] |years built = 1185–1311 |groundbreaking = 1088 |completed date = |construction cost = |closed date = |capacity = |length = {{convert|143.3|m|ft}} |length nave = |length choir = |width = |width nave = |width transepts = |height = |height nave = |height choir = |tower quantity = 3 |tower height = {{convert|83|m|ft}} (crossing) |spire quantity = 3 (now lost) |spire height = {{convert|160|m|ft}} (crossing tower) |bells = 20 |bells hung = spread ov