3600 x 5400 px | 30,5 x 45,7 cm | 12 x 18 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2008
Ubicazione:
york minster, york, north yorkshire, england
Altre informazioni:
The Great West Window and the two West Towers of York Minster The window was paid for by Archbishop Melton and painted by Master Richard Ketelbarn between 1338 and 1339 It is affectionately known as the Heart of Yorkshire because of the heart shape in its flamboyant tracery The tracery was re carved by carvers in the Minster Stoneyard between 1989 and 1990 the original tracery having decayed beyond repair The two west towers of the minster hold bells and clock chimes The north west tower contains Great Peter 216 cwt or 10 8 tons and the six clock bells the largest weighing just over 60 cwt or 3 tons The south west tower holds 14 bells tenor 59 cwt or 3 tons hung for change ringing and 11 chiming bells tenor 23 cwt or 1 2 tons which are rung from a clavier in the ringing chamber The clock bells ring every quarter of an hour during the daytime and Great Peter strikes the hour York Minster which is Gothic cathedral in York England is the second largest of its kind in Northern Europe It is the seat of the Archbishop of York the second highest office of the Church of England and cathedral for the Diocese of York The cathedral has a Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house a Perpendicular Gothic choir and east end and Early English north and south transepts The nave contains the West Window constructed in 1338 and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window finished in 1408 the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world In the north transept is the Five Sisters Window each lancet being over 16 metres 52 ft high The south transept contains the famous Rose window
