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.

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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

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Tothill Street hasNearbyLandmark Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth II Centre address Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London
Queen Elizabeth II Centre overlooks Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey
Victoria Street hasNearbyLandmark Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey
Victoria Street hasNearbyReligiousBuilding Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey
Isaac Watts hasMonument Westminster Abbey, London
Lord Lothian buriedIn Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: Philip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey
Royal Maundy service traditionalLocation Westminster Abbey, London
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey
John Carteret burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
subject surface form: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey