History of the world's tallest buildings with no iron nails. It had a standing total height of 68 m (223 ft) or 80 m (262 ft), making it the tallest structure in East Asia and the tallest wooden structure in the world at the time of its construction. From the 13th century until 1894, the world's tallest building was always a church or cathedral. Old St Paul's Cathedral with its spire was completed in the 13th century. The central spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed Old St Paul's in the early 14th century. The Lincoln Cathedral's spire collapsed in 1549, beginning a long interval where the status
Richard Siward (d.1311) Richard Siward (d.1311) Richard Siward (died 1311), Lord of Kellie, was a 13th-14th century Scottish noble. He was the constables of Wigtown, Dumfries and Kirkcudbright Castles in 1292. Richard was captured at the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296 and held prisoner in the Tower of London until he was released in August 1297. His son John was kept as a hostage for the good behavior of his father. In 1298 Siward either built a new phase of Tibbers Castle, a fortification under English control. He was the sheriff of Fife in 1305 and the sheriff of Dumfries and