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By : Max Edwards
York - Home of the Fat Rascal
Amidst the moors of England ’ s Yorkshire / Humber region lies a living museum - York . Few towns offer an historic panorama so wide , or intact . For more than 2000 years , York has stood as a center of cul- ture and trade . Roman and Viking influences are evident in city structure , and in Danish street names . Today , York is second only to London as a tourist destination .
Much of Old Town York is a pedestrian area ( wear cobblestone-friendly shoes ). Begin your amble at Stonegate , where a medieval red devil carving marks the site of a Roman road . Here , narrow passageways and timbered houses provide a charming Middle Ages ’ perspective . Other strolls , amid Georgian and Jacobean-style townhouses , attest to York ’ s later elegance .
The big draw is York MInster , the largest Gothic cathedral north of the Alps , 519 feet long , and 249 feet wide . WIthin its art-filled interior is the largest collection of medieval stained glass in Great Britain . The Great East WIndow ( from 1405 ), as large as a tennis court in area , is the world ’ s largest stained glass window .
The Minster ( Anglo-Saxon for a missionary teaching church ), dates from 1220 . Building continued through 1480 , and reflects architectural styles of several eras . Upon the Minster ’ s site once stood a wooden church , dating from 627 . For a view of modern
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