A real place on screen
Lincoln Cathedral
Three towers crown a cathedral whose medieval spaces include a polygonal Chapter House and long Gothic nave. Its screen appearances often depend on these interiors being able to suggest another historic institution.
- Architect / attribution
- Successive medieval master masons
- Building chronology
- Begun 1072; major Gothic rebuilding from 1192
- Place
- Lincoln, United Kingdom
The real building
Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle
Films at Lincoln Cathedral
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
On screen: Westminster Abbey stand-in
Lincoln supplied cathedral interiors for scenes represented as Westminster Abbey; its own filming history records the production.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.