Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey
Facts
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at
Westminster
Owned directly by the royal family
Dedicated to St Peter
Located next to the Houses of Parliament
UNESCO World Heritage Site
History
616, a shrine was founded
10451050, Edward the Confessor
Consecrated on December 28, 1065
Romaneque style, to house Benetictine munks
Rebuilt 12451517 in Gothic style by Henry III
History 2
Henry VII Lady Chapel in 1503
Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1534
Attacked by Puritans in 1640s
Oliver Cromwell's funeral in 1658
Western towers were built between 1722 and
1745
Coronations
The coronations of King Harold and William the Conqueror
in 1066
All English and British monarchs have been crowned there
Except Edward V, Edward VIII and Lady Jane Gray
King Edward's Chair since 1308
More about Abbey
Poets' Corner