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York Minster

York York/Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland
York Minster, rear exterior view, York, England York Minster
York Minster, wing and Nave exterior, York, England Wing and Nave
Stained glass and stone-work, York Minster, England Glass and Stone
Night view, shops just outside York Minster, England Minster Shops
Looking forward from the Nave, York Minster, England From the Nave
Stained glass detail, York Minster, England Stained Glass
Interior side of Nave, York Minster, England Side of Nave
Looking up, inside at the center of York Minster, England Up
Five Sisters window, North Transept, York Minster, England Five Sisters
Visitors gather inside York Minster, England Visitors
Sarcophagi inside York Minster, England Sarcophagi
One of three altars inside York Minster, England Altar
Looking up at the arches inside York Minster, England Archwork
Organ and Choir seating, York Minster, England Organ and Choir
An alcove with tombs and carving, York Minster, England Alcove
The tiny altar at the head end, York Minster, England Tiny Altar
Fuzzy shot peering in crypt through window, York Minster, England The Crypt
Information/schedule board, York Minster, England Daily Programme
Nave, as seen from Bridge, York Minster, England Nave Again
The Choir Screen, York Minster, England Choir Screen
Display case, fuzzy hand-held shot, York Minster, England On Display
Organ pipes and illuminated tiles, York Minster, England Pipes and Tiles
Tomb with eternal flame, York Minster, England Eternal Flame
Tomb interior to York Minster, England Tomb
Votive candles at York Minster, England Votive Candles
More lit votive candles at York Minster, England Votive Candles
Choir and east end (with alter), York Minster, England East End
Gold ornament used in service, York Minster, England Gold
Ruins of Saint Mary's Abbey, York, England Saint Mary's Abbey
Grass, once the floor of the nave of Saint Mary's Abbey, York, England Grassy Nave
Ruined archways, Saint Mary's Abbey, York, England Ruined Archways
Where the nave once stood, Saint Mary's Abbey, York, England Former Nave
Ruined archways and grassy nave, Saint Mary's Abbey, York, England Archways
Motorbike park on a platform interior to York Railway Station, England Motorbike Park

I took a lot of photographs of York Minster (and also of its predecessor, Saint Mary's Abbey), as this was the first cathedral I encountered which permitted interior photography.

A church has stood on this site since 627 AD, when King Edwin of Northumbria had one built. A Normal cathedral, smaller than the current Minster, was later built on the site; its remains can be seen in the crypt. Work on the present minster started in 1220, and was completed some 250 years later.

The Minster has 128 stained glass windows spanning some 800 years.

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