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Lois Ronberg says:
"I love stained glass windows and return to York Minster to enjoy its kaleidoscope of light rays from thousands and thousands of little glass picture pieces. On both my visits I’ve had fantastic volunteer guides who also appreciate my adoration for the craftsmanship that goes in to these artistic gems. Enduring in my memory is that fact that when the Second World War came along they took out every pane of stained glass in York Minster and stored it until after the war. Then it took sixteen years to put it all back in. Isn’t that just amazing? My favourite display is the huge ‘’Five Sisters’‘ windows in a pale grey/green hue, followed by ‘’God the Father’‘behind the altar and of course I marvel at the ‘’Heart of Yorkshire’‘ as well as the South Transept’s ‘’Rose Window’‘ to commemorate the end of the War of the Roses. You cannot help but stand in awe as you look at what is probably the oldest glass in England near the naive of the West Door, it dates to 1150 and adds to the wonder of York Minster’s stained glass window. One of my guides muted that 60% of Britain’s surviving medieval glass is in York Minster. What a huge responsibility that is for restorers and conservators who daily work on the glass and all other aspects of York Minster. Look out for ugly gargoyles all over the inside and outside of this regal, historic and memorable minster. Absorb the craftwork in the massive set of carvings across the front of the quire area: wooden creations of several of the Kings of England up to Henry VI. They look down into the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe and all the two million visitors who come from all over the world to see this most beautiful minster, dominant in the cityscape of York, in Yorkshire, England."
 
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Discover York at your own leisure on a hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour of the city. Explore the once Roman capital of Northern England with a 24-hour ticket aboard an open-top double-decker bus. See all the main sights as you hop on and hop off 20 conveniently located stops around the city.

Once the Roman capital of Northern England, York has witnessed wars, peace agreements and prosperity throughout its turbulent history. Marvel at the colossal 13th Century York Minster, home to half of all the medieval stained glass window in Europe and hear all about the City described by King George VI as being 'the history of England'.
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