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Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.
Jul 26, 2017 · The original Westminster Abbey survived for nearly two centuries—until the middle of the 1200s, when the monarch of the time, King Henry III, decided to rebuild it in the gothic style popular in ...
Here is our selection of Abbey highlights. We sell a range of merchandise inspired by the life, history, architecture of Westminster Abbey and its location in the heart of London. You can shop online and have your order shipped worldwide. We do everything we can to ensure that your visit is easy and ...
The Westminster World Heritage Site Management Plan was published by the property’s Steering Group in 2007. There is no coordinator, and implementation of key objectives is undertaken by the key stakeholders – the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Westminster City Council - working within the Steering Group framework.
The Abbey is a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers, poets, priests, heroes and villains since 960AD. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the resting place of more than 3,000 great Britons. We’re open to visitors most days, but as ...
Royal tombs. Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of 30 kings and queens starting with King Edward the Confessor whose magnificent shrine stands just behind the High Altar. Henry III, who built the church you see today, is buried near him. The tombs of Edward I, Eleanor of Castile, Edward III, Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne ...
Prices and how to book. For a verger tour, you’ll pay the Abbey entry price plus £10. General admittance tickets to the Abbey can be purchased in advance online but a verger tour can only be booked when you arrive at the Abbey. When booking your tickets to the Abbey, please try to book your entry slot 30 minutes or so before the tour is due ...