York Minster

the front of York Minster
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York Minster is the largest Gothic Cathedral in northern Europe. Originally a wooden building thrown together in order to baptise Edwin, King of Northumbria, it was built larger and grander into the Minster Church dedicated to St. Peter. In 1075 it was destroyed by the Danes. The current Minster was then begun and was finished in 1472. It is filled with beautiful architecture and stained glass windows. It has a large imposing figure when standing outside, but the inside glows white from the stones used to build the Minster.

Seated at the Minster is the Archbishop of York, the second highest seat in the Church of England (next to the Archbishop of Canterbury).