WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Let s talk about the history of

Westminster Abbey and Royal

Coronations.

THE HISTORY

The Abbey was founded in 960 A.C., in the place where a fisherman had a mystic view of Saint Peter, in the Thames river shore; Built by Edward the Confessor, it’s a monastery. From the Coronation of William the Conqueror, It has been the Coronation church of the British Royalty,except for Jane Grey, Edward V and Edward VIII.

-Height: 69 m

-Inauguration: 1090

-Architectural style: Gothic

-Address: 20 Deans Yd, London SW1P

3PA, U.K.

-Architects: Christopher Wren, Nicholas

Hawksmoor, John of Gloucester, Henry

Yevele, Robert of Beverley, Henry of

Reims

Photos of the Abbey

CORONATION THRONE

-The Coronation Chair is made of oak,

and its name is King Edward’s Chair.

- All the British kings and queens used it in

their Coronation Ceremony, except queens

Mary I and Mary II.

King Edward’s Chair

Images of London

THE END

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