No visit to York is complete without a stroll along part of the 2 miles of historic walls that have protected the city for nearly 2000 years. The York City Walls offer spectacular views including those of York Minster.
York Minster from the Walls
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Taking a Shot of York Minster
Figures released in March 2023 by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) reveal that York Minster welcomed 620,591 visitors for worship and tourism last year. That was up by 133 per cent on the figure of 266,183 in 2021 and not far short of the cathedral’s record visitor number of 706,484 in 2019. Taking photographs of the minster is prevalent.
York Minster Doors
The great west door of York Minster is a formal processional entrance but not used for the mass of tourists who visit the cathedral each day. The South Transept is the main entrance to York Minster. The famous stained glass of the Rose Window is above the entrance. This window was damaged by a fire in 1984.
York Minster’s Towers
While full of fantastic sights, the pride of York, England is clearly its cathedral, the York Minster, the largest Gothic church north of the Alps (540 feet long, 200 feet tall). Splashed with stained glass and graced with soaring ceilings, this dazzling church brilliantly shows that the High Middle Ages were far from dark. The twin towers were built between 1438 and 1472 and each has four pinnacles of 30ft in height.
