History of the world's tallest buildings of world's tallest building was borne by shorter buildings. St. Mary's Church in Stralsund became the world's tallest building after the collapse of Lincoln Cathedral's spire. The central tower of St. Pierre's Cathedral was tallest from 1569 until it collapsed in 1573, making St. Mary's the tallest once again. In 1647, the bell tower of St. Mary's burned down, making the shorter Strasbourg Cathedral the world's tallest building. It was not until the completion of the Ulm Minster in 1890 that the world's tallest building was again also the tallest building ever constructed, surpassing the original configuration of Lincoln Cathedral.
D. S. Senanayake Central College are placed in one of four houses according to their admission number. They compete in annual inter-house competitions. D. S. Senanayake Central College D. S. Senanayake Central College (Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්. සේනානායක විද්යාලය - මීරිගම) is located in Mirigama. On 19 February 1951 Hon. Minister D.S. Senanayake laid the foundation stone for the school on a site, near the Mirigama railway station. The venerable Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero took the initiative to establish this school and provide higher education for the students in the area. The school was established with a two storey building and other facilities, with an enrolment of 600