The Central Tower, Lincoln Cathedral

I shot this photo from directly underneath the central tower in Lincoln Cathedral, England. It looks almost like a painting on the ceiling but, if you look closely, you can see the double rows of internal arches and the vaults that hold up the roof of the tower.

Although the building of the cathedral started in 1072, the current central tower dates from the 13th century following the collapse of the original tower in 1237. Between 1307 and 1311 the central tower was raised to its present height of 271 feet (83 m). At this time, a tall lead-encased wooden spire topped the tower but this was blown down in a storm in 1548. With its spire, the tower reputedly reached a height of 525 feet (160 m) which would have made it the world's tallest structure at the time, surpassing the Great Pyramid of Giza, which had held the record for almost 4,000 years.

Ref: en.wikipedia.org

Taken on: September 26, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 90D, f/9.0, 1.6 sec, 10mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 90D
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	1.6
Focal Length:	10mm
ISO:	200
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.0 (Macintosh)
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