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Malham Cove, North Yorkshire

Malham

in the county of North Yorkshire

Once the tallest building in the world..

Fact

Lincoln Cathedral was once officially the tallest building in the world for over 200 years, from 1311 (when the central tower was raised, surpassing the Great Pyramid of Giza which had held the record for almost 4000 years), until 1549 when the spire was blown down in a storm.

Fact by: poe   Image by: ©Anna Chaleva

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