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Chapter House Ceiling of York Minster

The octagonal Chapter House was built from the 1260s to 1280s and its vaulted ceiling is supported by timbers in the roof, instead of by a central column, which was a revolutionary approach at the time.

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Uploaded on October 9, 2017
Taken on August 3, 2017