Westminster Abbey
Gothic abbey church in London, England, UK
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Summary
Westminster Abbey is an Anglican or Episcopal cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of anglican or episcopal cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,813 views/month, #1 of 197).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Westminster[4]
- Country: United Kingdom[5]
- Instance of: Royal Peculiar[6], tourist attraction[7], Anglican church building[8], collegiate church[9]
- Owned by: English Heritage[10]
- Operator: English Heritage[11]
- Named after: Saint Peter[12]
- Architectural style: Gothic architecture[13], Gothic art[14]
- Part of: Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church[15]
- Commons category: Westminster Abbey[16]
- Has part(s): Henry VII Chapel[17], The Great Cloisters of Westminster Abbey[18]
- Inception: January 17, 901[19], 1540[20]
- OS grid reference: TQ3008279490[21]
- Significant event: wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten[22], wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Philips[23], wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson[24], wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton[25], coronation[26]
- Dedicated to: Saint Peter[27]
- Official website: http://westminster-abbey.org[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Westminster Abbey[29]
- Commons gallery: Westminster Abbey[30]
- Time of earliest written record: 960[31]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[37]
- Heritage designation: Grade I listed building[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:People born in Westminster Abbey[39]
- Commons Institution page: Westminster Abbey, London[40]
- Native label: Westminster Abbey[41]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at Westminster Abbey[42]
Why It Matters
Westminster Abbey has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]