Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral is one of the three most popular medieval cathedrals in England. It is located on a hill, so its slender towers can be seen from either side. The cathedral was built on the site of a Roman fortification, and even then there was a Christian church. The first Lincoln Cathedral, along with the entire city, was burned down by the Vikings in the 870s. Today we see it as it was in the early Middle Ages. It is one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in London.

All its beauty and grandeur, magnificent decoration and decorations, the cathedral acquired under Bishop Alexander the Magnificent. Under him, the facade was significantly expanded and acquired two more towers. Around the perimeter it is decorated with traditional English Gothic elements. On the main facade were arranged seven rows of niches. The eastern part of the cathedral is considered the best creation of English architecture of the second half of the XIII century. Outside, it is distinguished by a thin openwork stone carving and a number of striped, stone-lined buttresses. In the western facade there is a porch with giant portals between two towers, somewhat reminiscent of the French "Gallery of Kings". The decoration of the northern facade is a stained glass window-rose, known as the "Eye of the abbot". The symmetrical window is also located on the southern facade, but it is called the “Eye of the Bishop”.