- Westminster Abbey on a snowy day in December. The doors in this photo are the Great North Doors, the visitor entrance into the Abbey.
- İngiltere‘nin başkenti Londra‘da bulunan Westmister Manastırı (Westminster Abbey), Birleşik Krallık’ın en önemli dini yapılarından biri olarak kabul ediliyor.
- Westminster Abbey was initially built by Henry III in 1245 and it is one of the most important Gothic buildings of England.
- The oldest buildings of Westminster Abbey can be found to the south of the church. Some, like the Pyx Chamber, were part of the Norman-style abbey built by...
- What will I see at Westminster Abbey? The amount of famous people buried here has led to the abbey being nicknamed ‘Britain’s Valhalla’.
- Westminster Abbey is a large Gothic church in the city of Westminster, England, and is one of the country’s most important religious buildings.
- The then ruling King of England, known as the pious Edward the Confessor, had Westminster Abbey built in the Romanesque style.
- Every year Westminster Abbey welcomes over one million visitors and is very much part of the standard tourist trail complete with large coach parties.
- One of the greatest achievements of Edward the Confessor, who ruled England from 1042 to 1066, was the construction of Westminster Abbey.
- Westminster Abbey is a “Royal Peculiar” which means it is subject only to the sovereign, and not to any bishop or archbishop.