Wednesday, August 26, 2009

York Minster

What can I say? The York Minster is the largest religious
building north of the Alps. No photo can convey its scale.
Above is a brass model in the yard outside the west doors 















Two towers





















North side and crossing tower 














Nave; we toured on a Sunday afternoon, bells
peeling; later, I thought the giant organ, in a
choir rehearsal, was going to bring the whole
place down 





















Nave from crossing




















The east window facsimile...it is undergoing
renovation, and will be out of view for some
years; it is the largest there is, the size of a
tennis court 





















West window, formerly largest, until the east 
window 




















South window


















South window rose














North window


















Crossing ceiling












Choir



















Love those Elizabethan memorials 


















Roster of bishops, starting with Ebarius in 324 














Favorite window


















And, if the sermon is boring, you can always review your
semaphor 





























York minster/cathedral is 12th century, the largest north of the Alps, the most and best stained glass in England. We lingered. I went back the next day for pix. ("Minster" derives from "minister/missionary," connoting the church's very long history).

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