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
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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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