York Cathedral

York Cathedral is the world famous Gothic cathedral, which was built over 250 years. It (together with Cologne Cathedral) is considered the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe.

Officially, the cathedral is called the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St. Peter in York. Its construction began in 1220 by order of the Archbishop of York. Previously, on the site of the present temple there was a wooden and stone church. The completed temple was consecrated in 1472.

The length of the cathedral is 158 meters, and the height of the towers reaches 60 meters. Its nave is considered the widest Gothic nave in England, and the stained-glass windows in the cathedral are considered the largest windows of medieval Europe (the large eastern window with a height of 23 meters was created in the XV century by John Thornton). The pointed windows are called the Five Sisters.

On the northern transept there is a clock in memory of British pilots who died in World War II.