The Minster is the largest gothic cathedral in northern Europe
During the Roman occupation of Britain York was a thriving, well-defended settlement containing the army headquarters from which the Romans admini...
No-one knows when Christianity first arrived in the city but by 306 when Constantine The Great was proclaimed Emperor in York it is probable there...
York Minster’s history began in 627AD when King Edwin of Northumbria was baptised in a simple wooden church at York.
It was eventually destroyed during the Norman sieg e of the city in 1069.
York Minster is built in the Gothic style of architecture, and the present Minster was built from 1220 onwards.
The central tower was added in 1405-1415, using money donated by Walter Skirlaw, the Bishop of Durham, and the western towers added from 1433 to 1475
The minster was finally completed and consecrated on July 3, 1472.
The Minster is built of Oolitic limestone from the Tadcaster area and gives the minster its white appearance.
York has the highest proportion of Medieval stained glass of any European cathedral and there is a magnificent Rose Windows known as the Heart of York...
York's cathedral, although known as a minster, is officially the “Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York.
By definition a cathedral is the site of a bishop’s throne (a cathedra) but the word ‘cathedral’ did not come into use until af ter the Norman con...
One thing York lacked in the early days was a shrine and the shrines of saints were a rich source of revenue for Medieval cathedrals. So in the 13th C...
The Gothic style is most notable for its distinctive pointed arches and its rich decoration.
View of York from one of the towers of the minster
Another view of the city
Sunset over York
Minster at night
York Fire Department
Cliffords Tower
The tower was part of York Castle
The Merchant Adventurers Hall, the oldest wood building in York
