Westminster Abbey

Also known as Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster

Gothic abbey church in London, England, UK

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Westminster Abbey is a grand Gothic church located in London, England, that has served as an important religious and ceremonial site for centuries. It is significant as the traditional location for royal coronations, weddings, and burials, making it one of Britain's most historically important buildings.

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A royal church in the centre of London offering services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history., A royal church in the centre of London offering services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.

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Official website: westminster-abbey.org
Image: Westminster-Abbey.JPG

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Commons Institution page: Westminster Abbey, London
Commons category: Westminster Abbey
Commons gallery: Westminster Abbey
inception: 1540-00-00
native label: Westminster Abbey
time of earliest written record: 0960-00-00
ground level 360 degree view URL: goo.gl/maps/ygQ1rRxTNdeqgL1o6
OS grid reference: TQ3008279490
social media followers: 115000
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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the coronations of 40 English and British monarchs and a burial site for 18 English, Scottish, and British monarchs. At least 16 royal weddings have taken place at the abbey since 1100.

Although the origins of the church are obscure, an abbey housing Benedictine monks was on the site by the mid-10th century. The church got its first large building from the 1040s, commissioned by King Edward the Confessor, who is buried inside. Construction of the present church began in 1245 on the orders of Henry III. The monastery was dissolved in 1559, and the church was made a royal peculiar – a Church of England church, accountable directly to the sovereign – by Elizabeth I. The abbey, the Palace of Westminster and St Margaret's Church became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 because of their historic and symbolic significance.