Æthelbert rebuilt York Minster, which had been destroyed by fire in 741, giving Eanbald and Alcuin the job of overseeing the construction. Alcuin wrote that it had bright windows and ceilings and that the liturgical vessels and altars were decorated with precious metals and gems. The new building also had 30 altars as well as upper apartments. Æthelbert dedicated one of the altars to Saint Paul and it was located on the location where Edwin, the first Christian king of Northumbria, was baptized.