Westminster Abbey
/ˌwestmɪnstər ˈæbi/
/ˌwestmɪnstər ˈæbi/
- a very big church in Westminster, London, which is one of the most famous buildings in Britain. Most of the present building, which replaced an earlier one, was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, in the Gothic style. Every English king and queen has been crowned there since William the Conqueror in 1066. Many famous English people are buried in the Abbey or have memorials in it, and it contains Poets' Corner and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. The Abbey was made a World Heritage Site in 1987.
威斯敏斯特大教堂：伦敦威斯敏斯特的一个非常大的教堂，是英国最著名的建筑之一。目前的大多数建筑取代了早期的建筑，以哥特式风格建造于13和14世纪。自1066年征服者威廉（William the Conqueror）以来，每位英国国王和王后都被加冕为王。许多著名的英国人被埋葬在修道院中或在其内设有纪念碑，其中包括诗人之角和无名战士墓。修道院于1987年被列为世界遗产。