York Minster description and photos - Great Britain: York
York Minster description and photos - UK: York. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is York Minster. Photo and descriptionYork Minster - York Minster is a pearl of Gothic architecture, a magnificent temple that challenges Cologne Cathedral to be called the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Its official name is `` Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St. Peter in York '', and the title `` Minster '', derived from the Latin monasterium (monastery), is now a kind of honorary title that some of the old and famous churches of Great Britain have. The first wooden church was hastily built on this site in 627 for the baptism of King Edwin of Northumbria. In 637 the stone church of St. Peter was completed. The school and library that subsequently appeared at the church were considered one of the most significant in Europe at that time. But numerous fires and wars led to decline and desolation. Only in 1220, by order of the Archbishop of York, began the construction of a Gothic cathedral, which was supposed to surpass the cathedral in Canterbury. The struggle for supremacy between Canterbury and York continued for centuries. Only in the middle of the XIV century, by the decision of Pope Innocent IV, the Archbishop of Canterbury became the head with the title “Primate of all England”, the Archbishop of York received a title of a lower rank - “Primate of England.” The construction of the cathedral lasted about 250 years, in Norman the foundations were erected a wide nave, north and south transepts, a massive central tower and choir. The last were added the western towers, and in 1472 the cathedral was consecrated. At present, the length of the cathedral is 158 meters, the height of the towers is 60 meters. The nave of the cathedral is the widest Gothic nave in England, the wooden roof above it is painted like a stone. The oldest parts of the cathedral are the north and south transept. In the north, there are the famous lancet windows called the Five Sisters, and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War. the wooden roof above it is painted like a stone.The oldest parts of the cathedral are the north and south transept. In the north, there are the famous lancet windows called the Five Sisters, and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War. the wooden roof above it is painted like a stone.The oldest parts of the cathedral are the north and south transept. In the north, there are the famous lancet windows called the Five Sisters, and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War. The oldest parts of the cathedral are the north and south transept. In the north, there are the famous lancet windows called the Five Sisters, and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War. The oldest parts of the cathedral are the north and south transept. In the north, there are the famous lancet windows called the Five Sisters, and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War. and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War. and the south transept is decorated with a magnificent rose - a large round window with a figured binding in the form of a star or a blossoming flower. Its 1500 stained glass windows immortalize the union of the royal houses of York and Lancaster. The Great East Window is the largest medieval stained glass window in the world, 23 meters high, created by John Thornton in the early 15th century. Bells and chimes are located on the western towers, and an astronomical clock was installed on the north transept in 1955 in memory of British pilots who died during the Second World War.       We also recommend reading Friesach description and photos - Austria: Carinthia Topic: York Minster description and photos - Great Britain: York. |
