Westminster Abbey was founded in 940 by Benedictine monks. ... The interior height of the Nave is 101 feet, 8 inches. The abbey can seat approximately 2,000 worshippers for regular services.

In anticipation of The Queen’s Jubilee Year, Country Life had the opportunity to photograph the majestic interiors of Westminster Abbey, our coronation church, amid the quiet of lockdown. In the first ...

Interior view of Westminster Abbey from the 13th-century triforium. Set more than 52 feet above the abbey floor, it houses the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. (Frank Augstein/Associated Press) ...

Westminster Abbey. 15th century altarpiece by Bicci di Lorenzo, bequeathed to the Abbey by Viscount Lee of Fareham died 1947). Westminster Abbey The views of the Abbey’s interior from the ...

Images drawn for his obituary roll in 1532 offer a final glimpse of the late-medieval Abbey interior. By long tradition, the conventual buildings at Westminster Abbey — sometimes the chapter house, ...

Westminster Abbey is still a fully functioning church, so it's closed to the general public on Sunday (unless you're attending a service, of course). Otherwise, it's open Monday-Friday 9.30am-3 ...

Everything to know about Westminster Abbey, the historic church that's hosted royal coronations, weddings and funerals — including King Charles' May 6 coronation ...

Ptolemy Dean Architects has added a star-shaped tower to London's Westminster Abbey, the most significant addition to the building since 1745. Standing at seven stories tall, the £23 million ...

Westminster Abbey is one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions, but the vast majority of visitors have never seen its best feature: the view of the interior from the triforium, a space ...

Westminster Abbey sustained no further air raid damage for the rest of the war. The lantern roof was rebuilt after the war, interior stonework was cleaned in the 1960s and major restoration of the ...

Rising above the Thames in London, Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronations since 1066 and the final resting place for royalty, authors, poets, statesmen and scientists.