Historical and Commemorative
Medals
Collection of Benjamin Weiss
YORK CATHEDRAL WIENER, Jacques: England, 1854, Bronze, 59 mm York Cathedral, dedicated to St. Peter, is also called
the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York and commonly
called the ‘Minster". It is cruciform in
shape and occupies the site of the church founded by Edwin and which was
destroyed at the Conquest. Between 1070 and 1154 another church was built,
the remains of which can be seen in the crypt of the present building, which
took from the 13th to the 15th centuries to build. Two great fires have
since damaged this building. The first, in 1829 destroyed the choir
woodwork, and the second, in 1840, damaged the southwest tower. It has some
of the most magnificient stained glass of any cathedral in the world. The stained
glass, much of it 14th century , was replaced after World War II, having
been removed for safety in 1939. There is also a more rare variety of this medal wherein the text is in French. Image of Great East Window (Apocalypse) Image of The Five Sisters Window
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