- Every year Westminster Abbey welcomes over one million visitors and is very much part of the standard tourist trail complete with large coach parties.
- 11 Credits. 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.
- In 1987 Westminster Abbey became classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site along with The Palace of Westminster and St Margaret’s Church.
- Some of the latest events celebrated in Westminster Abbey include the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana’s funeral.
- Westminster Abbey is a “Royal Peculiar” which means it is subject only to the sovereign, and not to any bishop or archbishop.
- One of England's finest Gothic buildings and the country's national shrine, Westminster Abbey was founded by the Saxon king, Edward the Confessor.
- Westminster Abbey is a historic London church near the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in Westminster.
- One person commemorated in Westminster Abbey is Thomas Parr who lived for 152 years and 9 months through the reigns of ten monarchs.
- Beginning with England’s first King, William the Conqueror, every monarch since was crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII.