We began the tour of Westminster Abbey at the royal entrance
(west side).
A royal shield is at this
entrance and contains the unicorn for Scotland and the lion for England. The
royal entrance is the same entrance Katherine Middleton walked through for her
wedding to marry Prince William. Martin Luther King sits right above the royal
entrance, as well, right below the royal shield. There are over 3,000 people
buried and/or remembered in Westminster Abbey. People such as Isaac Newton,
Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens,
Winston Churchill, C.S Lewis, many kings and queens along with many others are
buried in the Abbey. It was an interesting feeling knowing that we were walking
on tombs almost everywhere we walked. A tomb of an unknown worrier has a Congressional
Medal of Honor from the First World War. The worrier is unknown because the
body was taken off the battle ground from the war and in 1920 was buried. It is
the most visited tomb of a warrior in the world and is the last burial to take
place in Westminster. This tomb is the only tomb in Westminster Abbey that
people are unable to walk on.
Westminster Abbey
was built in the 1200’s and took around 500 years to complete! The architecture
of the Abbey is absolutely fantastic and is considered gothic architecture. The
most famous piece of furniture is a coronation chair from 1308, which King
Richard II first sat in. King Richard II actually invented the handkerchief!
Everyone who has been crowned in Westminster Abbey has sat in the same chair
since 1308. Most of the tombs in Westminster Abbey are amazing but the biggest
and grandest belongs to Henric Carey Baro de Hvnson.
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