York Minster

Summary

York Minster is a church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.063% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,013 views/month, #5 of 7,924).^[2]

Key Facts

• York Minster's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[3].
• York Minster is located in York^[4].
• York Minster is located in City of York^[5].
• York Minster is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• York Minster's instance of is recorded as church building^[7].
• York Minster's instance of is recorded as cathedral^[8].
• Saint Peter is named after York Minster^[9].
• York Minster's architectural style is recorded as English Gothic architecture^[10].
• York Minster is made of limestone^[11].
• York Minster's Commons category is recorded as York Minster^[12].
• York Minster comprises York Minster Undercroft^[13].
• January 17, 1220 marks the founding of York Minster^[14].
• York Minster's OS grid reference is recorded as SE6032352180^[15].
• York Minster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.961944, 'lon': -1.081944}^[16].
• York Minster's diocese is recorded as Anglican Diocese of York^[17].
• York Minster's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Peter^[18].
• York Minster's official website is recorded as http://www.yorkminster.org^[19].
• York Minster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:York Minster^[20].
• York Minster's Commons gallery is recorded as York Minster^[21].
• York Minster's described by source is recorded as Anglické listy^[22].
• York Minster's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[23].
• York Minster's category for people buried here is recorded as Category:Burials at York Minster^[24].
• York Minster's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+160'}^[25].
• York Minster's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+76'}^[26].
• York Minster's contains is recorded as Maj H. A. Carter Memorial, York Minster^[27].

Body

Geography

York Minster is in the country of United Kingdom^[6]. Located in include York^[4], a county town^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 0071^[30] and City of York^[5], an unitary authority area in England^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1996^[33].

Physical Characteristics

York Minster's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+160'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building^[7] and cathedral^[8]. York Minster's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[23]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[3].

History and Context

January 17, 1220 marks the founding of York Minster^[14]. Saint Peter is named after it^[9].

Why It Matters

York Minster ranks in the top 0.063% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,013 views/month, #5 of 7,924).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]