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. A. Sivaprakasam 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 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 election as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. Sivaprakasam is an agriculturist, exporter and social worker. Positions held 1971-76 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1980 Elected to