Detail of stonework, York Minster, North Yorkshire

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Detail of stonework, York Minster, North Yorkshire. The building of York Minster as it appears today began in 1220, when Archbishop Walter de Gray decided to rebuild the existing Norman Minster in a style and on a scale to rival Canterbury Cathedral.

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Size: 5117px × 3411px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,York,York
Photo credit: © Peter Thompson/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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