Westminster
Abbey
is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine
monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century,
establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this
day.
The
Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the final
resting place of seventeen monarchs.
The
present church, begun by Henry III in 1245, is one of the most
important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine
of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart.
A
treasure house of paintings, stained glass, pavements, textiles and
other artefacts, Westminster Abbey is also the place where some of
the most significant people in the nation's history are buried or
commemorated. Taken as a whole the tombs and memorials comprise the
most significant single collection of monumental sculpture anywhere
in the United Kingdom.
The
Library and Muniment Room houses the important (and growing)
collections of archives, printed books and manuscripts belonging to
the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, providing a centre for their
study and for research into all aspects of the Abbey's long and
varied history.
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