York Minster Cathedral

Churches come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes, but they don't come much bigger than York Minster. York Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, which is the second most prominent seat within the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is therefore not too surprising to find that the Archbishop of York's official seat is very grand, in fact York Minster is the second largest Gothic Cathedral in Europe, and only the magnificent Kölner Dom, known as Cologne Cathedral to us Brits is bigger. Anyone that has been to the historic city of York can not have failed to see its Minster, it dominates and the town and as the land around ...

I love york and whenever possible go for a weekend. Whilst there I always visit York Minster. The first thing that strikes you is the size of it and the fabulous architecture(it's over 500 feet wide and has a central tower almost 200 feet high). It's no surprise visitors come from all over the world to admire this medieval master piece. Whilst you look around the Minster bear in mind it took over 250 years to complete and the only devices they had then were simple levers, pulleys and hoists. We can only guess the number of Masons and Carpenters who spent their entire working lives just constructing this one building. The Minster is both a ...

Towering over the north Yorkshire city of York, seen for miles around, is the magnificent York Minster. This cathedral is still as beautiful as ever, despite a fire destroying part of it over 20 years ago. The restoration project is ongoing to prevent the Minster decaying further and an admission charge was introduced fairly recently to help this cause. The cost as in August 2006 is around £4.00 per person, less for concessions. Step inside and admire the vaulted roof, the stained glass windows and the general peace and calmness in this inspirational building. There are guides available to explain things and guidebooks will of course ...