Westminster Abbey. Arguably the most infamous church in the entire world and reasonably so. This church is a spectacle to look at. The old english architecture is nothing like I’ve ever seen in a building. I’d imagine it’s what drugs would look like if it were a building, it’s that crazy to look at. I had similar thoughts when visiting St. Pauls Cathedral. Like how in the hell people build this structure with modern technology? After doing some research, I found out that the ceiling are 85 feet which just makes me question how they could have possible built it in the year 1269. I question if aliens came to earth and placed this structure it’s so beautiful but anyways, lets discuss some cool facts that I found out about.
There are many notable people who were buried in Westminster Abbey. Many who I’ve never heard of, and some that had no intention of being buried there, but were anyways. The most recent burial sight that I saw belonged to the late Stephen Hawking. This was the only difference I remember from Westminster Abbey as I visited in 2016, and he passed away in 2018. He was buried right next to another very famous mathematician who you might’ve heard of, Sir Issac Newton. I initially believed that only the “ancient” legends of Britain were buried in Britain. But clearly not as an icon of our generation was buried there.
Another big name buried in Westminster Abbey was Charles Dickens. But this story is quite surprising as he actually didn’t want to be buried in Westminster Abbey at all. But if the queen wishes it, you better believe it’s going to happen because sure enough, his body is buried in Westminster Abbey. They didn’t do Shakespeare as dirty though. He promised curses among anyone who moved his grave so the queen didn’t bother with that at all.
I love our tour guide Molly. She is such a kind, gentle, and sweet lady and I wanted to giver her a big hug after she said, “same time next year?” If I ever come back, or know anyone visiting London, she will be who I recommend without hesitation.
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