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Westminster Cathedral, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, is the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales and the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster.
John Francis Bentley (30 January 1839 – 2 March 1902) was an English ecclesiastical architect whose most famous work is the Westminster Cathedral in London, England, built in a style heavily influenced by Byzantine architecture. [1]
The Westminster diocese was dissolved in 1550, but the abbey was recognised (in 1552, retroactively to 1550) as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556. [48] Money meant for the abbey, which is dedicated to St Peter, was diverted to the treasury of St Paul's Cathedral ; this led to an association with the already-old saying ...
Westminster Abbey was originally built in 960AD, and is an architectural masterpiece of the 13th and 16th centuries. From its high Gothic vault to the great pavement in front of the High Altar ...
The term former cathedral in this list includes any Christian [1] church (building) in Great Britain which has been the seat of a bishop, [2] but is not so any longer. The status of a cathedral, for the purpose of this list, does not depend on whether the church concerned is known to have had a formal "throne" (or cathedra) nor whether a formal territory or diocese was attached to the church ...
The site of the current palace may have been used by Cnut during his reign from 1016 to 1035, and from c. 1045 – c. 1050 Edward the Confessor built a palace and the first Westminster Abbey. The oldest surviving part of the palace is Westminster Hall, which dates from the reign of William II (r. 1087–1100). The palace was the principal ...
The doorway is located in the cloister behind Westminster Hall. [17] A detail from John Rocque's 1746 map of London. St Stephen's Chapel, labelled "H of Comm" (House of Commons), was adjacent to Westminster Hall; the Parliament Chamber—labelled "H of L" (House of Lords)—and the Prince's Chamber were to the far south. The Court of Requests ...
Westminster is a cathedral city and the main settlement of the London Borough of the City of Westminster in Central London, England.It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment ...