Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey was one of our stops on this amazing tour of London, it is the final resting place for many very well known people and also has monuments dedicated to others who’s final resting place are located else where. Some of those who are lade to rest or honored here are : Stephen Hawking, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, James Thomson, and many more. It was interesting how they organized how they were all located, they had a science and math corner and an entire section for writers, poets, and actors. Others were also spread out through several others located around the abbey. Something that I found very interesting was the tomb of the Unknown Worrier. It reminded me of the United’s States of America’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They nearly have the same reason of being created, to a keep memory of everyone who died fighting in wars. The one located in Westminster Abbey seems to be the first, while other countries followed suit in creating their own monuments. However it was not the same as the United states of America, there is security at Westminster Abby. However The guards at the US one is almost a performance, and from what I heard a long time ago, Is an immense honor and very selective on who is able to have that Honor. In Westminster Abbey they just have normal security guards and staff watching over things, this also include overlooking the coronation chair. Not only to does the Abby show their support for the dead but they also show respect to a certain select few by displaying their coat of arms on knights and are removed when they pass. I was very fond of one that had a snowy owl and rose, I do not know who it belongs to but I may do some research to find out. I was not expecting to find many names that I recognized at the Westminster abbey. Stephen Hawking is someone I only new by books or news, but one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the modern age was berried right below me. Being in London on this trip has showed me how close history continues to live on around a modern city and reminds me that history is continuing to be created. Making me wonder how I will leave my mark in history? Please enjoy the photos of Westminster Abbey that I have includded.