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Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster)

City of Westmintser, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster
London, England, SW1A 2PW, United Kingdom

West view of Westminster Abbey, London.
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Westminster Abbey is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and later British monarchs. It briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546–1556, and is currently a Royal Peculiar directly under the jurisdiction of the monarch.
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  • Henry III rebuilt the Abbey in honour of the Royal Saint Edward the Confessor whose relics were placed in a shrine in the sanctuary and now lie in a burial vault beneath the 1268 Cosmati mosaic pavement, in front of the High Altar.
  • The Abbey is a Collegiate church organised into the College of St Peter.
  • The Westminster abbey museum is located in the 11th century vaulted undercroft of St Peter beneath the former monks' dormitory in Westminster Abbey. This is one of the oldest areas of the Abbey, dating back almost to the foundation of the Norman church by King Edward the Confessor in 1065.

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