🪟 York Minster
United Kingdom
About This Sacred Site
York Minster is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St. Peter in York, the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. The present building was constructed between 1220 and 1472 and contains the greatest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain, including the Great East Window — the size of a tennis court and the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. The undercroft museum reveals Roman and Norman foundations beneath the Gothic structure. York has been a center of Christianity since 627 CE, when King Edwin of Northumbria was baptized here.
Key Facts
- •The Great East Window (1405-1408) is the world's largest expanse of medieval stained glass
- •The cathedral contains over 2 million individual pieces of glass in 128 windows
- •Christianity in York dates to the baptism of King Edwin in 627 CE
- •The Chapter House has no central column despite its octagonal vault spanning 18 meters
- •A devastating fire in 1984 destroyed the south transept roof but the Rose Window survived
Location
Coordinates: 53.9621, -1.0819
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