York Minster

York Minster (Münster ), officially: "The Cathedral Church of St Peter" is the largest medieval church in England. After a construction period of 250 years, it was completed in 1472. Until today it attracts daily hundreds of tourists from all over the world and is in addition to the narrow streets, the university and some museums, the main attraction of the city of York. Especially at this Gothic- style cathedral is the size. A wall of windows, for example, as large as the length of a tennis field. Impressive are also the two large and one small tower at the opposite end (which can also be visited ) and the organ that was once completely destroyed by a fire and was restored in 1993 and rebuilt.

Window

York Minster is famous for its window.

  • West Window ( 1338 )
  • Jesse window (ca. 1310)
  • Glockengießer windows (14th century)
  • Five Sisters window (approx. 1260 )
  • St. William Window ( 1422 )
  • St. Cuthbert window (ca. 1435 )
  • Rose Window ( 1500 )

The "Five Sisters"

The so-called Five Sisters Window ( = Five Sisters window) consists of five lancet windows that are nearly 17 feet high each and a half feet wide. This makes them the largest stained glass windows in England. The central window shows the lowest field Daniel in the lions' den. This is reminiscent of needlework ornament has processed in his novel Nicholas Nickleby to a story of five sisters whose embroidery was the template window Charles Dickens.

Architecture

The new Gothic building began with the southern transept 1230-41, followed by the northern transept 1241-60 with the " five sisters ". The nave was built between 1291-1324 ( wooden vault in 1890 renewed). The chapter -house was completed in 1342. Then came the Retro Choir 1361-1370 and the western part of the choir from 1380 to 1400.

West facade

North Tower 1470-74; South Tower 1433-77; Windows 1338 completed.

Longhouse

The nave was built from 1291 to 1324. The pillars have presented various services starch, rising for the first time accompanied by two slender side services strong vault service without interruption from the floor, with the five-part triforium is included in the outline window. A characteristic feature is the bright clarity of the room, the emphasis on the vertical, the grid-like loosen up the room boundaries. This shows French influence, which is reflected with its pursuit, pinnacles and gables also on the exterior. Above the nave vault was fed from a timber, which was renewed in 1890. The interior design of the crossing tower was 1400-23. The choir is a yoke longer than the nave. The height of the nave is 30 meters, width 15 meters.

Equipment

The organ dates back to an instrument, the organ builder Elliott & Hill from the year 1832. Presence of which is still the organ case. The organ was reorganized in 1859 by the organ builders Hill & Sons, 1903 and 1961 by organ builder JW Walker, and most recently by the organ builder G Coffin in 1992 restauriert.Das instrument today has 84 registers, four manuals and pedal. The tracker action are electric.

Chapter House

This Achteckraum was built around 1280th The 44 seats rings are inserted into small polygonal niches on the walls, creating a delicate, undulating space movement is generated.

Before the portal of the south transept was once the center of the pillared portico of the Roman headquarters. Here, the future emperor Constantine the Great 306 was appointed to succeed his father Constantinus Chlorus.

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