During funerals, a slab of flooring in St George's Chapel is lifted out to provide access to the underground vault ... is buried in the Royal Vault? Westminster Abbey's 2,000-person capacity ...

Westminster Abbey has been home to royal ... In fact, at nearly 102 feet tall, the Abbey has the highest Gothic vault in all of England. There are also obvious English influences in the ...

At the top of Westminster ... abbey’s fame and meaning have derived from these twin roles as royal burial place and crowning place, a church of bones and thrones. The 102-foot-tall Gothic vault ...

He has a magnificent tomb, as does Elizabeth I. Her coffin was placed on top of that of Mary I in the vault beneath. James I brought the body of his mother, Mary Queen of Scots, to the Abbey from her ...

most earlier kings and queens were interred in tombs and vaults at Westminster. Perhaps the most spectacular contribution to this tradition was the new chapel at the eastern end of the abbey ...

Westminster Abbey was originally built in 960AD, and is an architectural masterpiece of the 13th and 16th centuries. From its high Gothic vault to the great pavement in front of the High Altar ...

This completed its long journey from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh, then from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey ... lowered into the Royal Vault – the resting place ...

The celebration of life will be held at Westminster Abbey is central London ... Queen's funeral from its initial resting place in the Royal Vault of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

After the Westminster Abbey service, the Queen was buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel during a private ceremony at 7.30pm. The Royal Vault was constructed between 1804 and 1810 under ...

However, most earlier kings and queens were interred in tombs and vaults at Westminster. Perhaps the most spectacular contribution to this tradition was the new chapel at the eastern end of the abbey, ...