Visit the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2018
- High above the floor of Westminster Abbey, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, a new permanent exhibition in the beautiful 13th century triforium, display the Abbey's greatest treasures and tell the story of the Abbey's thousand-year history.
Find out more about visiting the Galleries: www.westminster-abbey.org/vis...
Visitors reach the Galleries through a new tower, housing a staircase and lift. Named the Weston Tower, this is the first major addition to the Abbey church since 1745. The tower is outside Poets’ Corner, tucked between the Abbey’s thirteenth century Chapter House and sixteenth century Lady Chapel.
As you ascend the Tower, you can see amazing views of the Palace of Westminster and the medieval Chapter House. A lift is available for those with reduced mobility.
The Galleries tell the story of Westminster Abbey in four themes:
Building Westminster Abbey charts the foundations of the first Benedictine monastery in AD 960, through its life as Edward the Confessor’s Church, and the extensive repair programme during Sir Christopher Wren’s role as Surveyor of the Fabric (1698 - 1723). Visitors are able to see for the first time a column capital from the cloister of St Edward the Confessor’s Church (around 1100), along with an intricate scale model of Westminster Abbey (1714-16) commissioned by Sir Christopher Wren with a massive central spire which was planned, but never built.
Worship and Daily Life gives insight into the life of a working church with daily worship at its heart. Artefacts demonstrating the long history of worship in the building include The Westminster Retable, (1259 - 69) the oldest surviving altarpiece in England from Henry III’s Abbey, and the Litlyngton Missal, an illuminated 14th-century service book made for the Abbey’s high altar.
Westminster Abbey and the Monarchy looks at its special relationship with the Crown. The Abbey, a Royal Peculiar under the direct authority of the Monarch, has been the Coronation church since 1066. Mary II’s Coronation Chair (1689), created for William III and Mary II’s joint coronation (the only joint coronation in English history) is on display as is the marriage licence of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (2011).
The Abbey and National Memory shows how Westminster Abbey has developed into a place of commemoration and remembrance. As well as kings and queens, many notable Britons such as Geoffrey Chaucer and Sir Isaac Newton are buried and memorialised here. Since 11th November 1920 the Abbey has also become a particular focus for Remembrance following the burial of the Unknown Warrior. Three early guidebooks, including The Gigantick History of Westminster Abbey, which was designed for children in 1742, reveal the Abbey’s special place in the heart of the nation from a much earlier time.
Find out more about visiting the Galleries: www.westminster-abbey.org/vis...
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Incredible. The richness of British history and traditions is beyond words. I hope the monarchy will flourish for many thousands of years to come.
Amazing experience to see in person. Do not miss your chance at seeing this incredible history
We were there in August. It has to be one of my favorites from the trip. It was quiet up there and a treasure chest of attic finds. I especially loved being able to look right out the windows to view the flying buttress “Beasts”. Truly incredible.
I went two years ago. The most astounding thing to me was standing near the window and seeing the “beasts” running down the roofline. I felt I could almost touch them I was up so high.....it was really a stunning memory.
Very Interesting to see how the important the Abbey is. A lot of history there!
I'm so excited to visit!
Hello, I'm Brazilian and I really admire British history. It would be possible to put Portuguese subtitles in the videos. This comment I made with the help of the translator. Thank you
Am sorry that I dont speak Portugese ... I just went to the Queens Gallery on Saturday and it is absolutely stunning...
Glorious cases!🤪
I will go there
Oh my dahlings, it is all rather divine.
Always wondered what Elizabeth l was wearing when she was intombed and would the clothes be intact would be great if anyone knows
I don’t think we know what she was wearing, sadly. It would be extremely unlikely for the clothes to have survived. Generally the decaying of the body hastens the decay of the clothes, and it’s very rare to find clothing in graves or coffins.
We do have her funeral effigy, however! It’s on display at the Abbey and quite fascinating. Many years ago they found the effigy was wearing a pair of bodies (a corset), which is now on display next to the effigy as one of the earliest extant pair of bodies we have. The effigy is probably not wearing her actual clothes, but is certainly clothing made at the time, in royal style.
Who are the wax statues in the thumbnail?
Catherine, Duchess of Buckingham with her son Robert the Marquis of Normanby
I have Queen Victorias hall chair made for her diamond jubilee. I would like to return it to the family or a museum. If anyone has any changes contacts or could direct me it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless
Why don't you write to the Westminster Abbey - contact center, directly?
Ну почему не на русском?