Minster is an honorific title given to particular churches in England, most notably York Minster in Yorkshire, Westminster Abbey in London and Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire.
Southwell Minster
Ulm Minster, tallest church in the world (2003)
York Minster, formally the "Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York", is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the third-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.
The southern façade of the cathedral including the rose window on the south transept.
The nave of York Minster
Etching by William Martin, brother of arsonist Jonathan Martin
Firemen inspect damage the day after the fire in 1984