Being a symbol of British royalty, Westminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England which has been associated with Christianity since the early 7th century. Officially known as the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster, It was founded by Edward the Confessor in 1065 as his place of interment.
It is one of the United Kingdom’s most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Since the coronations in 1066 of both King Harold and William the Conqueror, every English and British monarch has been crowned in Westminster Abbey.
From his burial in 1066 until that of George II almost 700 years later, most sovereigns were not only crowned here but they were buried here, too. More recently, it’s become famous as the preferred location for Royal Weddings. This masterpiece of Gothic architecture not only has the highest Gothic nave in England (102 ft), it’s also one of London’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing more than a million visitors each year.
Westminster Abbey
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