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A magnificent Cathedral, building commenced in 1072. It was the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1548), and the first building to hold that title after the Great Pyramid of Giza. In 1548 the spire on the centre tower collapsed and was not rebuilt.
I've tried to represent the Cathedral in this photo as if in the style of a medieval drawing or print - but not using anything else but the camera (no fancy graphics programmes)
Taken from the ramparts of Lincoln Castle. Gives the scale of the building, and the command it has over the landscape around it. Imagine how this building must have looked to the locals when first built, in the 11th Century?
The Lincoln's Sparrow is an eponymous sparrow, but I don't put it in contention for the Big Four (see previous four posts). It is more commonly seen as it breeds across the near entirety of Canada and migrates through the entirety of the United States. while it mostly breeds in Canada, it also nests and raises young from Idaho down to Arizona.
Allaboutbirds.com states that the Lincoln's "tend to sing in pines along the edges of meadows or in low willow thickets." That is exactly the circumstances in which I found this guy: on pine next to an expansive swath of willow thickets in early morning.
The sixteenth president of the United States is surely the most famous Lincoln. This bird, though, was named after Audubon's travel mate Thomas Lincoln who secured a specimen while the two were birding in Quebec. A fun fact from allaboutbirds.
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii). LIFER! Virginia River, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. December 15th, 2021.
"Medieval Wall Walk"
Daily Photo: 17 Aug 2022 (Wed)
Located: Lincoln Castle, England, UK
Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho
Daily Photo: 17 Aug 2022 (Wed)
Located: Lincoln Cathedral, England, UK
Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho
Unusual View taken from the grounds of the Old Palace, Lincoln.
There has been a palace on this site for not much short of 1,000 years. From here the medieval bishops ran the huge Diocese of Lincoln, which at that time stretched from the Humber to the Thames and from Cambridgeshire to the edge of the West Midlands. Medieval buildings and romantic ruins are still in evidence and surround one side of our front courtyard and the eastern boundary of our garden. The ruins of the Medieval Bishop Palace are managed by English Heritage.
The building that you see today was built on medieval foundations in three phases. The earliest visible part is a roughly square area built in 1720 forming the South West corner of the palace, at the centre of which is a classical Georgian panelled staircase. Ten years later a low range of panelled rooms was added, running north towards the Cathedral and the building then remained unchanged for a centenary and a half until 1885.
In that year Edward King was appointed Bishop of Lincoln and decided to move the Episcopal seat back into the centre of Lincoln. He chose the site of the Medieval Palace and set about expanding and remodelling the Georgian building into his new residence. The exterior of much of the building, including the entrance and most of the garden elevations, date from that time.
In 1948 the Bishop of Lincoln moved to a smaller house on the north side of the Cathedral and the palace went through a number of different phases over successive decades.
In 2007 a major refurbishment was undertaken, the aim of which was to restore the building in sympathy with its various period interiors, whilst creating a comfortable and elegant environment. Finally, in July 2009, The Old Palace opened its doors once again, offering sophisticated conference, dining and reception facilities with luxurious accommodation.
Peering from his seat, Lincoln has a great sightline to the Washington Monument, which obscures the U.S. Capitol beyond.
Address: Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 1PX
Height: 83 m
Construction started: 1185
Tower height: 83 metres (272 ft)
Standing tall over the city of Lincoln for hundreds of years and appearing in Young Victoria and The Da Vinci Code, Lincoln Cathedral is an awe-inspiring and magnificent landmark recognised all over the world. William Conquerer commissioned Remiquius de Fécamp, the first Bishop of Lincoln to build Lincoln Cathedral in the 11th century during the Norman invasion of Britain.
Lincoln Cathedral was once the tallest building in the world after the spire was added in 1311, overtaking the Great Pyramid of Giza until 1549 when the spire collapsed in a turbulent storm.
"Lincoln in Dalivision" by Salvador Dali at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Please check out a friend of mine, Simon Downham, who has photographs of the original Salvador Dali painting 'Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea', on which the above painting, 'Lincoln in Dalivision', is based on.