Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church

Brief Description

Westminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site – which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where all the sovereigns since the 11th century have been crowned – is of great historic and symbolic significance.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

City of Westminster, London, England

N51 29 59 E0 7 43

Date of Inscription: 1987

Minor modification inscribed year: 2008

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Property : 10 ha

Ref: 426bis

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