- Located next to the Houses of Parliament in the Westminster neighborhood of London, Westminster Abbey is a popular London tourist destination.
- The then ruling King of England, known as the pious Edward the Confessor, had Westminster Abbey built in the Romanesque style.
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- 4. We kind of know how Westminster Abbey looked in the 11th century
- 6. None of the Norman Kings were buried at Westminster Abbey
- In 1987 Westminster Abbey became classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site along with The Palace of Westminster and St Margaret’s Church.
- Incidentally, Westminster Abbey is also home to the UK’s oldest piece of furniture still being used for its original purpose: the Coronation Chair .
- Westminster Abbey is a Gothic monastery church in London that is the traditional place of coronation and burial for English monarchs.
- Westminster Abbey Manastırı. Sadece bunla kalmaz bu güzel yapı. Westminster Abbey ‘de pek çok sanatçı, politikacı ve hükümdarın mezarı yer almaktadır.
- Westminster Abbey is full of memorials, plaques, reliefs and statuary all commemorating famous and honoured citizens, although not all are buried here.
- In this series of articles, we're taking a look at the most famous necropolis (burial place) in Britain - Westminster Abbey.
- Westminster Abbey is the nation's Coronation Church and also the burial and memorial place for historical figures from the last thousand years of British history.