Westminster Abbey is the place of the coronation, marriage and burial of British monarchs, except Edward V and Edward VIII since 1066. Visitors can see the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Royal Tombs and Shrine of Edward the Confessor, the Coronation Chair, Lady Chapel and Poets’ Corner, the Royal Chapels etc. The current building dates largely from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries.
Westminster Abbey’s real name is Collegiate Church of St.Peter at Westminster. Englands most notable statesmen and distinguished subjects have been given burial in the Abbey since the 14th century. In the Poets Corner in the south transept one can find the tombs of Chaucer, Browning, Tennyson, and other great English poets.
The origins of the Abbey, which is the resting-place of Britain’s monarchs and the setting for coronations and other great pageants, can be traced to the 13th century. Over centuries parts of it have been rebuilt or added to. The two towers on either side of the main entrance, which has made the Abbey a recognisable edifice, was built in the mid-18th century.
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