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York Minster

📍 Yorkshire, England

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About

York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.

Founded in 627 AD when a wooden church was built for the baptism of King Edwin of Northumbria. The current Gothic structure was built between 1230 and 1472, taking over 250 years to complete. Survived the English Reformation, a devastating 1984 fire that destroyed the south transept roof, and meticulous restoration. Houses the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain.