tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post5369998402648799682..comments2023-07-09T19:59:16.047+01:00Comments on Journeys of heart and mind: York MinsterChris Jefferieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024046243018838005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-58015915655159975202012-10-08T22:52:13.754+01:002012-10-08T22:52:13.754+01:00It would be interesting to know more about the eco...It would be interesting to know more about the economics of all this, but York Minster is a real architectural gem and needs to be maintained at almost any cost. It's truly a national treasure.<br><br><br>But what do you think of putting up a building as a form of worship? I suspect that's how some of the craftsmen felt, probably the architects too. Can a work of art glorify the Most High? If so, in what way?Chrishttp://blog.scilla.org.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-37204820288653298902012-10-07T10:40:18.531+01:002012-10-07T10:40:18.531+01:00It is an impressive building but I wonder what the...It is an impressive building but I wonder what the cost of all these building are. This one costs £7.2m ($11.5m) per year to run we have about 50,000 churches in UK (I think most considerably less expensive). Are the tourism/other benefits from maintaining the buildings supporting or crushing?Sean Divineynoreply@blogger.com