The Hyde's England Trip, June, 2004

York Minster
York, England

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York Minster

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Interior of York Minster

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Ceiling at the Crossing, where the two arms of the Minster form a cross.
Later, Scott and Dan will climb to the top of the Crossing Tower.

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Side columns

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Famous Rose Window

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Famous Rose Window

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Famous Rose Window

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Just outside York Minster is statue of Constantine the Great.

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Sign near statue of Constantine the Great.

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Monk Bar near York Minster. Inside City looking out.
In York a "Bar" is a gate.

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Jan and Mary Jane on other side of Monk Bar

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Sign near Monk Bar

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Scott and Dan decide to climb the many stairs to the top of York Minster.

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After one climb, we walk beside flying buttresses before we climb again.

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View from top of York Minster. 190 feet high after 246 steps!
See if you can see the two huge power plants on the horizon.

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We are looking down on the roof of the main sanctuary.

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Another view from top of York Minster.

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Looking down onto York Minster Dean's house and gardens.

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Since we are on top of the tower at the Crossing, we are higher than the two front towers.

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View from top of York Minster in direction of Clifford's Tower.
Clifford's Tower is just beyond the steeple in center of picture.

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Telephoto of previous image - note Clifford's Tower and power plant on the horizon.

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Scott descending some of the 246 steps!

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Dan takes a detail of a flying buttress as we walk by.

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Looking down on to street where I later stood to take a picture towards top. (See next image)

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We are now at street level looking towards the top of York Minster.
We had stood on the highest horizonal section to take the previous picture.
Good view of famous Rose Window from the outside.

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