Like Rome, a historical place was not built in a day. It's the heritage that shines the abbey. There are tombs of kings and queens, countless memorials to the famous and great. Since William the Conqueror, almost every king and queen was crowned here.
© Dean & Chapter of Westminster Abbey 2003
It's the coronation chair, which has been used in almost every coronation since 1308. The Stone of Scorn, kept in Edinburgh Castle now, will be put under this seat in the next coronation.
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