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York: York Minster
built 267 days ago
In the seventh century York was the chief city of the Anglo-Saxon King Edwin of Northumbria. The first Minster church was built at this time, for the baptism of Edwin in 627. Edwin ordered that this small wooden church should be rebuilt in stone, but he was killed in 633 and the task of completing the stone Minster fell to his successor Oswald.[7][11]
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Few places in Britain seem to exude Christmassy moments in the way the York does. Surrounded by history that stretches back to the first century AD, York’s narrow cobbled streets, medieval buildings and towering Minster naturally lend themselves to Christmas-card cosiness.
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York Minster was ... artistically illuminated on the November 5, 2005, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the foiling of York-born Guy Fawkes' gunpowder plot. This was done by Patrice Warrener using his unique "chromolithe" technique with which he 'paints' with light, picking out sculpted architectural details.
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