Westminster Abbey - статья по прочим предметам

 

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  • His great Norman Abbey was built close to his palace on Thorney Island.
  • They were a gift to mark the 900th anniversary of the Abbey and are of Waterford glass.
  • Beside her lies Henry III, responsible for the rebuilding of the Abbey, in a tomb of Purbeck marble.
  • The master mason in charge of the work was almost certainly the great Henry Yevele.
  • His design depended on the extra strength given to the structure by massive flying buttresses.
  • These enabled the roof to be raised to a height of 102 feet.
  • The stonework of the vaulting has been cleaned and the bosses gilded in recent years.
  • Also at the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior.
  • At the east end of the Nave is the screen separating it from the Choir.
  • Within recent years the screen has been painted and glided.
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