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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

Exterior

Exterior

Tympanum above the North Entrance.

Plan of the abbey, showing side chapels and key royal tombs.

North door of the abbey, with rose window and flying buttresses above.

Interior

Interior

Soft light filters through high windows, casting shifting shadows on ancient stone.

The church's interior has Purbeck marble piers and shafting

Towering arches, dim golden glow.

Artwork

Artwork

Medieval wall paintings in the south transept, depicting St.Thomas and St Christopher

A painting of a king on the abbey possibly Edward I.

The abbey choir, with stalls designed by Edward Blore.

Stained glass

Stained glass

The rose window in the north transept depicts Christ and the Apostles.

The Queen's Window, designed by David Hockney.

Burials

Burials

Tomb of Elizabeth I, containing the remains of Elizabeth and Mary I.

Some of the memorials to writers in Poets' Corner, including William Shakespeare.

The grave of scientist Stephen Hawking in the nave of the abbey

The Unknown Warrior

Royal occasions

In popular culture

In popular culture

In 2022, it was announced that the abbey had given rare permission to film inside the church for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

"When I behold, with deep astonishment / To famous Westminster how there restort / Living in brass or stony monument / The princes and the worthies of all sort"

Fibreboard prop copies of marble Westminster Abbey monuments made for the filming of The Da Vinci Code, on display in Lincoln Cathedral.