The Nave is at the western end of the Abbey and contains the graves and memorials of many famous people. When Henry III died in 1272 his magnificent new Gothic Abbey was not complete and so it ...

The Abbey is under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign, rather than a bishop, as you would find in a cathedral – hence, its special place in royal life. The main ...

Westminster Abbey was specifically chosen for the Queen ... Inside the abbey, one of the first significant areas is called the nave. That's where the tomb of an unknown British soldier who died ...

Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. He was born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, son of Robert Waring ...

Westminster Abbey was already ancient when New York was ... The great vault of the nave. The gold of the high altar. The black and white marble of the quire floor, seen from a camera so high ...

Westminster Abbey is noted for the famous people buried ... in the west end of the abbey’s Nave. The grave contains soil from France and is covered by a slab of black Belgian marble taken ...

Westminster Abbey has served as the coronation church ... offering an immediate view of the Nave on arrival. Currently, visitors enter via the Great North Door, which insiders admit can feel ...

Henry declared that Westminster Abbey would be designed to be not only ... But the king died in 1272 before the nave — or central part of the church for the laity — was completed.

Westminster Abbey has been home to royal coronations since 1066 For nearly a thousand years, Westminster Abbey in London has played an important role in the British monarchy. The historic ...