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"Westminster Abbey"
Westminster Abbey is indeed the final resting place of some of the heaviest...
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My rendition of Westminster Abbey:
Westminster Abbey is officially known as the "Collegiate Church of St....
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Side view of Westminster Abbey:
Westminster Abbey was built under King Edgar in the 10th century on...
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Frontal view of the abbey's twin tower:
- These 2 towers were actually not added until 1740. Aside from the great...
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A beautiful building beside Westminster:
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People outside Westminster Abbey:
- The Abbey has a fine grassed lawn for people to simply relax &...
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More people outside the BIG abbey:
In essence, the abbey is a pilgrimage site not only for us but to millions of...
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"Two babies at the abbey"
- You'll see lots of such sight here in London.
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"The Abbey's effigies"
- I don't know if that's what thesee statues are called but...
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"More fine effigies"
- This is the top of the big entrance doorway of the Abbey.
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"Inside the Abbey"
Photography is strictly prohibited inside the Abbey. In fact, you have...
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"More fine interior"
As you saw in the earleir pics, the Abbey is a very big cathedral as...
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"The Coronation chair"
Simply made of wood, this coronation chair, back in the olden times, actually...
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"Tomb of Elizabeth I"
Queen Elizabeth I ruled England from 1558-1603. She was the daughter of Henry...
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"Memorial to various British statesmen"
- Westminster Abbey has lots of these elegant memorials of important Brit...
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"Effigy of Henry III"
- Henry III [1207-1272] was responsible for the building of...
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"The tomb of Edward III" [1312-1377]
- Edward's wife, Phillipa of Hainault [1314-1469], is also buried here.
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"Monument to Isaac Newton"
One of the greatest minds of all time (only Einstein matches this genius),...
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"Sir Isaac Newton" [1642 - 1727]
Overall, the word "great person" is such a relative term....
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"Sir Isaac Newton in black & white"
Oooppss, I forgot to mention that people of the arts such as: poets, writers,...
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A portrait of Sir Isaac Newton:
It is said that as extremely brilliant Newton truly was, he was...
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"Sir Isaac Newton once again"
It was during the "Great Plauge" of 1665 when England's...
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"A candle in the dark"
Back in the olden days, the beauty of the rainbow was mainly the...
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Commemorative stamps of Newton:
- The top stamp is Russian while the bottom stamp is German. *Another famous...
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The Abbey's memorial to Charles Darwin:
Like Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin is another brilliant [Brit]...
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