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Lincoln Cathedral: the decagonal chapter house with a star vault of twenty radiating ribs

RIBA Ref No RIBA26859
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityLincoln
Subject Date1200
Image Date1960
ViewInterior
StyleGothic
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/CAT/318 (ES6992)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectVaulting ; Columns ; Cathedrals
NOTES: Designed as a decagon with two windows in each bay, this is the earliest of a series of polygonal chapter houses in England. Dating from the early part of the 13th century, the large dome is supported by a massive central pillar, an architectural feature which could be dispensed with in later Gothic chapter houses such as York.
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