Westminster Abbey, London

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Gothic church World Heritage Site royal peculiar tourist attraction

Westminster Abbey, London is a historic Gothic church and royal peculiar renowned as the traditional site of English and later British coronations, royal weddings, and the burial place of many notable figures.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Westminster Abbey	214
Westminster Abbey, London canonical	20
Westminster Abbey, London, England	5
Westminster Abbey complex	3
Westminster Abbey precincts	2
Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret’s Church	2
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London	1
Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster	1
Coronation Theatre of Westminster Abbey	1
High Altar of Westminster Abbey	1
Poets' Corner	1
Royal Peculiar of Westminster Abbey	1
West towers of Westminster Abbey	1
Westminster Abbey (ashes interred)	1
Westminster Abbey (historically)	1
Westminster Abbey (initial burial)	1
Westminster Abbey (original burial)	1
Westminster Abbey precinct (in relation to Crown works)	1
Westminster Abbey west front	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ royal peculiar ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ surface form: Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster
burialPlaceOf	British monarch ⓘ surface form: British monarchs Charles Darwin ⓘ Edward the Confessor ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ English monarchs ⓘ Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ Mary I of England ⓘ
consecrationDate	1065 ⓘ
contains	Chapter House ⓘ Henry VII Lady Chapel ⓘ Westminster Abbey, London self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poets' Corner Tomb of the Unknown Warrior ⓘ cloisters ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dean	Dean of Westminster ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Saint Peter
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
firstCoronationHeld	William the Conqueror ⓘ
firstCoronationYear	1066 ⓘ
floorPlanType	cruciform ⓘ
foundationDate	c. 1042–1052 ⓘ
foundedBy	Edward the Confessor ⓘ
function	coronation church of British monarchs ⓘ coronation church of English monarchs ⓘ
governedAs	royal peculiar ⓘ
hasChoir	Westminster Abbey Choir ⓘ
hasFeature	two western towers ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1987 ⓘ
jurisdiction	directly under the British monarch ⓘ
locatedNear	Palace of Westminster ⓘ Parliament Square ⓘ
location	City of Westminster ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
notableEvent	coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales ⓘ funeral of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton ⓘ
notUnder	diocesan bishop ⓘ
originalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
partOf	Westminster World Heritage Site ⓘ
previousDenomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rebuiltInGothicStyle	13th century ⓘ
rebuiltUnder	Henry III of England ⓘ
style	Gothic architecture ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 69 metres ⓘ
usedFor	national services of thanksgiving ⓘ royal weddings ⓘ state funerals ⓘ
visitorAttraction	millions of visitors per year ⓘ
westernTowersCompletionDate	18th century ⓘ
westernTowersDesignedBy	Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteWith	Palace of Westminster ⓘ Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster ⓘ

Referenced by (259)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Darwin → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

George VI → coronationPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

Anne, Queen of Great Britain → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Hugh Dowding → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Elizabeth II → placeOfMarriage → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Elizabeth II → coronationPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

British monarch → coronationLocation → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Isaac Newton → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Charles Lyell → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, London → alsoKnownAs → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

subject surface form: Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster

Westminster Abbey, London → contains → Westminster Abbey, London self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: Poets' Corner

London, England → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

subject surface form: London

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

George II of Great Britain → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

William Pitt the Elder → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood → marriagePlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

The King’s Speech → settingLocation → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. → containsWork → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

William Pitt the Younger → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Prince Charles → coronationPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

Mary of Teck → coronationPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Prince George of Denmark → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

John Gay → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Laurence Olivier → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

coronation of Queen Elizabeth II → location → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Palace of Westminster → near → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Order of the Bath → locationOfChapter → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Henry III of England → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Henry III of England → coronationPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

St Edward's Crown → associatedWith → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Edward I of England → placeOfBurial → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Nicholas Hawksmoor → notableWork → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: West towers of Westminster Abbey

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior → location → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Princess Margaret → weddingPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Geoffrey Chaucer → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Chapter House → locatedIn → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Chapter House → partOf → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey complex

Chapter House → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret’s Church

Chapter House → hasCategory → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey Choir → basedIn → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey Choir → performsAt → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

funeral of Queen Elizabeth II → location → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Assembly → metAt → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey precincts

Henry VII Lady Chapel → partOf → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Henry VII Lady Chapel → locatedIn → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Henry VII Lady Chapel → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret’s Church

Charles Barry → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

The Mutability of Literature → setting → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey

Edward III of England → burialPlace → Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey