York minster towering above the rooves of York

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York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by a dean and chapter under the Dean of York. The formal title of York Minster is The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in title "minster" is attributed to churches established in the Anglo Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and serves now as an honorific title

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: York,UK
Photo credit: © Jeff Dalton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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