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2. York Minster (Metropolitan Church of St Peter) The Metropolitan Church of St Peter was founded by King Edwin in 627 AD. St Wilfrid rebuilt the church around 670 and after further work about 680, the church survived until a fire in 1069. The Norman church was built out of the ashes, but most of the building you see is Gothic from work carried out between 1220 and 1480.
The west front of York Minster.
The south face of York Minster. There is a prodigious amount of wonderful medieval stained glass throughout the Minster, but much of it is too high up to see clearly.
Detail of the south side of York Minster including the famous circular Rose Window.
Magnificent stone vaulting in the nave and chancel of York Minster.
A different perspective on one of the west towers of York Minster * previous page <-> next page *
* The beautiful and historic City of York is one of the most popular tourist destinations in England and full of locations displaying its heritage. The visitor can explore the old walls, museums, many fine ancient medieval churches, The York Minster, Roman and Viking sites as well as the old pubs! There is plenty of accommodation and places to stay to cover all budgets and innumerable attractions for the tourist to visit in the City of York, all of which can be reached on foot and choices of walks abound. * page updated Nov 10th 2007 * EMAIL Phil Brown * images-photographs-pictures-webshots-photos-snaps of walking around York © Dr W P Brown * Scenes from walking around other cities in Europe: London, England * Paris, France * Dublin, Ireland for a quick pictorial visit! |
