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"Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. The building itself was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was dissolved in 1539. Between 1540 and 1556, the abbey had the status of a cathedral. Since 1560, the building is no longer an abbey or a cathedral, having instead the status of a Church of England "Royal Peculiar"—a church responsible directly to the sovereign.
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Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have been in Westminster Abbey. There have been 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey

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Jaap van 't Veen said:

Wonderful details Esther.
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William Sutherland said:

Exceptional capture!

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Marije Aguillo said:

Bonito detalle arquitéctónico,
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Marie-claire Gallet said:

Fantastic find, Esther *************************
6 years ago

Esther said:

Thanks for visiting.
6 years ago

Janet Brien said:

What a super detail from the Abbey's architecture! I love these details so thank you for sharing! And also for the information, it's always interesting to know more about the subject being photographed. :)
6 years ago

Esther said:

Thanks, Janet. I'm glad that you enjoyed the information.
6 years ago

RHH said:

Great information and wonderful detail.
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2 said:

So much detail and you have captured it well. My brother would have liked this as he was intrigued by gargoyles.
6 years ago

Esther said:

This place was crawling with Gargoyles.
6 years ago

2 replied to Esther:

When our family returned to England years ago to visit family, we stopped first in London for my mom to show us things that she wanted us to know about our English history. My brother was about 13 and during the tour of Westminster he was always looking for the Gargoyles and we all had to go and see them. (every last one of them it seemed) He never outgrew his fascination for them. :)
6 years ago

Esther said:

I remember doing that at Notre Dame in Paris many years ago.
6 years ago

2 replied to Esther:

:)
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