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
D. S. A. Sivaprakasam Lok Sabha (Seventh) 1980 onwards Member, General Council, D.M.K., Tamil Nadu 1980-84 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce 1981-91 Treasurer, D.M.K., Distt. Tirunelveli 1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 4. http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11tn35.php D. S. A. Sivaprakasam D. S. A. Sivaprakasam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Swatantra Party candidate from Cheranmadevi constituency in 1971 election. He was elected from Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency to 7th Lok Sabha as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1980 election. He was again elected to the