Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey – is located in the capital of Great Britain and is one of the main shrines of this country. In the cathedral church, which bears the name of St. Peter, ceremonies are held in honor of the coronation of the monarchs of the state, as well as their burial. Westminster Abbey, including St. Margarita Church, is replenished with UNESCO registers.

Westminster Abbey originates back in 1065. Its founder is Edward the Confessor, who was here and buried. An idea of the original form of abbey can be found from the embroidered « cork from Baye », which dates back to the 11th century. All the kings who entered the throne after the founder made their own adjustments, changed something, completed it. The church gained its appearance, which until this time, approximately in the middle of the 15th century.

This delightful temple is built in the form of a Latin cross, on the edge of which is the chapel of Henry VII, erected back in 1519. This chapel is currently known as « the chapel of the Order of the Bath ». The length of the temple reaches 156 meters, and its width ( side and main nave ), 22 meters, the towers are 69 meters in size.

The modern interior of the temple is complemented by tombs, both of the monarchs themselves and other famous people ( military leaders, writers ). In addition to the procedures related to coronation and burial, the most important events related to the monarchs, as well as their family, were also noted in the walls of the abbey. The coronary throne, which was made of wood back in 1300 for Edward l, is located in Westminster Abbey to this day.

Coronation accessories, which include the treasury itself, as well as other jewelry, were guarded by the abbey until 1365 in the local basement. Previously, underground passages were under particularly strict protection, and outsiders were denied entry here. But, as historical facts say, back in 1303, the monks, together with Abbot Wenloch, entered into a conspiracy with the merchant and, as a result, the jewelry that so reliably hid the dungeon was slowly sold out in all directions. Of course, this lawlessness had a logical conclusion. King Edward I learned about chaos in the abbey and immediately put things in order. The guilty, as expected, were punished by – the monks were imprisoned, and the merchant himself was brutally punished by skin removal alive. Later, as the sources say, his skin was stoned by the door of the treasury.

In the Westminster Abbey there is a gallery where you can see the magnificent works of icon painter Fedorov Sergey, a native of Russia. Tourists are also attracted to the local Pole of Poets, where the graves of the most famous writers and poets are located, among which you can find the names Choser, Samuel Johnson, Dickens, Browning.

On the holy territory of the abbey, you can often hear melodies of secular as well as spiritual music.

It is very easy to get to Westminster Abbey using the Westminster metro.