Stained Glass Window Returned To York Minster After Extensive Restoration Work

YORK, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: God the Father the first section in the tracery of the restored stained glass of the 600-year-old Great East Window of York Minster on August 12, 2015 in York, England. This rare view is approximately 78 feet up at the apex of York Minsters Great East Window and is the first competed section of the countrys largest single expanse of medieval stained glass. Experts from York Glaziers Trust are currently returning the 600-year-old stained glass panels to the window for the first time since 2008, when all 311 pieces were removed for much needed conservation and restoration. The window was originally made between 1405 and 1408 by medieval master glazier John Thornton of Coventry. The trust has already conserved 157 panels depicting the Apocalypse of St John, the last book of the Bible as well as historical figures and parts of the Tracery, which each take between 400 and 600 hours of work (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)