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Westminster Abbey, around which the original settlement grew. The original settlement of Westminster was historically a separate urban area to the west of London, growing up around the minster church of Westminster Abbey. Westminster was an important centre of royal authority from Saxon times, and was declared a city in 1540.
An interior of the Bridgettine 's Nådendal Abbey, a medieval Catholic monastery in Naantali, Finland. An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns .
Westminster Abbey serves as the burial site for over 3,300 notable figures, making it a veritable "Britain's Valhalla," a place of eternal rest for prominent personalities in British history. Among those buried within its hallowed walls are at least 16 monarchs, eight Prime Ministers, poets laureate, actors, scientists, military leaders, and the Unknown Warrior.
North-western portal. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, known as Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales and the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster . The site on which the cathedral stands in the City of Westminster was purchased by the Diocese of Westminster in 1885, and ...
30 de oct. de 2023 · There were 80–100 people in the abbey when the bomb containing nuts and bolts exploded. Mercifully no one was seriously injured by the flying shrapnel. The abbey was one of over 30 churches targeted by suffragettes. Two days after the Westminster Abbey blast, a bomb was discovered in St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
426. Inschrijving. 1987 ( 11e sessie ) Kaart. UNESCO-werelderfgoedlijst. Westminster Abbey (officieel The Collegiate Church of St Peter) is een voornamelijk in gotische stijl opgetrokken kerk in Londen. Het is traditioneel de plaats waar kroningen en begrafenissen van leden van de Britse vorstenhuizen plaatsvinden.
Opactwo Westminsterskie [1] ( ang. Westminster Abbey; nazwa oficjalna Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, kolegiata św. Piotra w Westminsterze) – najważniejsza, obok katedry w Canterbury i katedry św. Pawła w londyńskim City, świątynia anglikańska.
