Towers Can Be Seen For Miles. (Lincoln Cathedral)

Member Name: daseaford

Product:	Lincoln Cathedral
Date:	26/03/01 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Very Impressive Building.

Disadvantages: Access restricted for services.

From whichever way you approach the City of Lincoln you cannot avoid seeing the towers of Lincoln Cathedral dominating the skyline.

A Cathedral has stood on the hill overlooking this area for nearly 1000 years and although many parts have been rebuilt the Cathedral has managed to survive in spite of a fire, an earthquake and gale force winds.

Of course as it is at the top of a hill, be prepared for a good walk to get to the Cathedral, but the climb is well worth while. The Cathedral is very impressive and popular with tourists.

After entering through the Great West Door you cannot fail to be impressed by the Nave. This enormous area of the Cathedral can seat over 2000 people, but normally the area is kept free of seats so that visitors can appreciate the full glory of this hall.

The size of the pillars and the height of the roof make you aware of the enormity of this hall. There are also some very impressive stained glass windows throughout the Cathedral depicting stories from the bible.

We visited the Cathedral on a Sunday and from beyond the Nave the area was restricted to people attending services. (The Cloister and Chapter House area). We are planning to re-visit the Cathedral (not on a Sunday) and then I will expand further on this opinion.

There are private chapels at the side of the Nave, which anyone can use for private prayer (at any time) and these were very intimate and quiet.

Near the exit from the Cathedral is the Minster shop where there are many gifts and souvenirs for sale. Personally I do not like the idea of a shop within a Cathedral, but judging by the popularity of the shop I must be in a minority with this view.

There is no admission charge to the Cathedral, but there are a number of donation boxes around the Nave if you wish to make a donation during your visit, but these are not intrusive.

It was unfortunate that we could not see the entire Cathedral, but I was p
leased to see that it was being used for regular services and not just an historic monument.

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