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#GothicArchitecture meets sacred #EnglishHeritage at #WestminsterAbbey. Britain's #CoronationChurch since #WilliamtheConqueror in 1066, the #Abbey was founded by #BenedictineMonks in 960 & rebuilt in 1245 by King #HenryIII to inc. #FrenchGothic styles. The soaring 30m #Nave, pointed arches, ribbed vaults & luminous rose windows, create England's most sublime sacred space.
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#ArchitecturalMasterpiece & podium of #Royal heritage #WestminsterAbbey preserves a millennium of national identity within its #Gothic stone. From early English lancets to #HenryVIIChapel's elaborate fan vaulting, & #NicholasHawksmoor's 1745 west towers, Britain's most significant #RoyalChurch has staged: 40 coronations, 16 royal weddings, over 3K burials & #PoetsCorner.
In Collection: London’s Tale in 7 Icons
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