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Westminster Abbey |
Westminster
Abbey is the ancient church where a lot of kings and queens have been
crowned and buried for nearly 1,000 years. The oldest part of the
building dates back to the 18th century. The Chapel of King Henry VII
was built in the 16th cent There are 3,000 graves of statesmen, scientists, artists inside the Abbey. Some of the tombs are decorated with gold and precious stones. Princess Diana, so much loved by almost of the peoples the world over, was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1997. If you have never visited the Abbey before, try to go it through slowly and look about carefully. For the immediate effect, as you follow the wonderfully vaulted roof along the length of the nave, is a startling and breathtaking beauty. There is an element of greatness here that is not just concerned with size and height. |