WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Westminster Abbey Founded in 950AD, Westminster Abbey has been the Coronation Church since 1066 when William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day. It is the resting place of more than 3,000 Britons. Henry III rebuilt the Abbey in the 13th century, designed with long transepts to accommodate many guests for future coronations. The column on the left is the Crimea Memorial . Above the Great West Door are ten statues of 20th-century Christian martyrs. C ommemorated are Maximilian Kolbe , Manche Masemola , Janani Luwum , Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna , Martin Luther King Jr. (above, right) , Oscar Romero , Dietrich Bonhoeffer , Esther John , Lucian Tapiedi , and Wang Zhiming . The statues were unveiled in 1998. Click on the names for links to their Wikipedia entries. The Nave (left) was complet...