Westminster Abbey, London

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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.


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
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 (159)

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

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"
Henry VII Lady Chapel UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret’s Church"
Parliament Square adjacentTo 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"
Clerk of the Works at Westminster associatedWith Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey precinct (in relation to Crown works)"
Edward the Confessor associatedWith Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster associatedWith Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
St Edward's Crown associatedWith Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Westminster Abbey Choir basedIn Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Alphonso, Earl of Chester burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Anne Hyde burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Anne of Denmark burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Anne, Queen of Great Britain burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Ben Jonson burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Caroline of Ansbach burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Charles Barry burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Charles Darwin burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
Charles Dickens burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Charles II of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Charles Lyell burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
David Livingstone burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland) burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Edith of Scotland"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward III of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward of Windsor burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward the Confessor burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Elizabeth of York burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Geoffrey Chaucer burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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George Canning burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
George Frideric Handel burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
George II of Great Britain burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
George Monck burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry III of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry Ireton burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry Irving burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry V of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Henry VII of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Herbert Howells burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Hugh Dowding burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Isaac Newton burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
J. J. Thomson burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Archbishop James Ussher burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
James VI and I burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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John Gay burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Laurence Olivier burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Lord Kelvin burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Lord Trenchard burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Mary I of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Mary II of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
Mary burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey, London, England"
Oliver Cromwell burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey (original burial)"
Pasquale Paoli burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey (initial burial)"
Queen Philippa of Hainault burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Philippa of Hainault"
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Pitt the Elder burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Prince George of Denmark burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Duke of Cumberland burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland"
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Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Ralph Vaughan Williams burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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King Richard II of England burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Robert Stephenson burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Sir George Carteret burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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William Cadogan burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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William Pitt the Elder burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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William Pitt the Younger burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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William Wilberforce burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
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Princes in the Tower murders burialPlaceOfRemains Westminster Abbey, London
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Coronation of Queen Anne ceremonialSite Westminster Abbey, London
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Knight of the Bath ceremonialVenue Westminster Abbey, London
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Central London contains Westminster Abbey, London
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City of Westminster contains Westminster Abbey, London
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Westminster Abbey, London contains Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
this entity surface form: "Poets' Corner"
Westminster World Heritage Site contains Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. containsWork Westminster Abbey, London
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Coronation of George III coronationChurch Westminster Abbey, London
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British monarch coronationLocation Westminster Abbey, London
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Camilla, Queen Consort coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
Edward II of England coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward VI of England coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Edward of Caernarfon"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward of Windsor coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Elizabeth II coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
George IV of the United Kingdom coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
George VI coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
Harold Godwinson coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry I of England coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry III of England coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry V of England coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Isabella of France coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
John coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey, London, England"
Mary I of England coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Mary of Teck coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Prince Charles coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
William IV coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
James VI and I coronationPlaceEngland Westminster Abbey, London
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William the Conqueror crownedAt Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Westminster Cathedral distinctionFrom Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Chapter House hasCategory Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Chapter House, Westminster Abbey"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Dean of Westminster hasJurisdictionOver Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
London, England hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "London"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Chapter House locatedIn Westminster Abbey, London
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this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry VII Lady Chapel locatedIn Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Caxton Hall, London locatedNear Westminster Abbey, London
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Westminster School locatedNear Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Westminster Underground Station locatedNear Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster locatedNextTo Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Coronation of Charles III location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Coronation of George I location Westminster Abbey, London
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Coronation of George II location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Coronation of George III location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Coronation of George IV location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Coronation of Queen Anne location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Coronation of William IV location Westminster Abbey, London
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Tomb of the Unknown Warrior location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II location Westminster Abbey, London
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coronation of William I as King of England location Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II location Westminster Abbey, London
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Order of the Bath locationOfChapter Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Catherine, Princess of Wales marriagePlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey, London, England"
Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland) marriagePlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: "Edith of Scotland"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark marriagePlace Westminster Abbey, London
Westminster Assembly metAt Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey precincts"
Broad Sanctuary near Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Palace of Westminster near Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Parliament Square near Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
The Da Vinci Code notableLocationFeatured Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Nicholas Hawksmoor notableWork Westminster Abbey, London
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Chapter House partOf Westminster Abbey, London
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this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey complex"
Henry VII Lady Chapel partOf Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Westminster World Heritage Site partiallyOverlaps Westminster Abbey, London
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Westminster Abbey Choir performsAt Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Edward I of England placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Ernest Bevin placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Ernest Rutherford placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Princess Amelia of Great Britain placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
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Princess Caroline of Great Britain placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
William of Windsor placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Elizabeth II placeOfMarriage Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood placeOfMarriage Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh placeOfMarriage Westminster Abbey, London
Westminster Cathedral proximityTo Westminster Abbey, London
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Dean of Westminster seat Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan secondMarriagePlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
The Mutability of Literature setting Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
The King’s Speech settingLocation Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
Tribune Tower stoneFragmentsFrom Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
coronation of George VI usesBuilding Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Coronation Theatre of Westminster Abbey"
Princess Margaret weddingPlace Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: "Westminster Abbey"

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