York

York, North Yorkshire, England

York Minster

York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England

York Minster is the second-largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe and charts the development of English Gothic architecture from Early English through to the Perpendicular Period.

The present building was begun in about 1230 and completed in 1472. York Minster is the largest cathedral completed during the Gothic period of architecture, Cologne Cathedral only being completed in 1880, after being left uncompleted for 350 years.

It has a cruciform plan with an octagonal chapter house attached to the north transept, a central tower and two towers at the west front. The stone used for the building is magnesian limestone, a creamy-white coloured rock that was quarried in nearby Tadcaster.

Great East Window

East End, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England

The east end of the Minster was built between 1361 and 1405 in the Perpendicular Gothic style. The Great East Window is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in England.

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