- Westminster Abbey
- seat of the English Government for over 1000 years
- Burial ground of English monarchs
- Site of monastery in middle ages
- Gothic architecture
- Edward the confessor built a church and palace here in 11th century
- Westminster Abbey consecrated December 28, 1065
- Edward buried before high altar
- English coronation chair, 1300, first used by Edward I, and still used for coronation of monarchs
- King Harold - 1st English king crowned in Abbey
- All English monarchs since Harold, crowned in Abbey
Royal Chapel in Westminster Abby
Henry VII chapel – 16th century, medieval banners of the knights grand cross of the order of the bath
Royal air force chapel – stained glass windows containing the emblem of every squadron who participated in the battle of Britain, 1940
Westminster Cathedral – Roman Catholic Church, 1890
Poets corner – graves of Tennyson, Chaucer, Dryden plus monuments to Milton, Keats, Wilde, Shakespeare and more.
Houses of Parliament
- Close to Westminster Abbey
- Gothic Structure, 1830
- Over 1000 rooms
- Union Jack flies in south end when Parliament is in session
- Big Ben, in north section of Parliament, chimes every hour
- Westminster Hall – 1099, scene of Sir Thomas More trial
- Jewel Tower once housed the kings jewels, clothing and furs until Henry VIII, now houses an exhibition of the history of Parliament
- Whitehall – avenue that runs from Parliament to Trafalgar Square, location of the Commonwealth offices, the treasury, admiralty, ministry of defense, foreign offices.
- Whitehall Palace – built 1622 for James I.
- Westminster Hall
related subject: Medieval Castles in England
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