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Westminster Abbey. Marie Mašínová. In generall …. a large world-famous Gothic church the most rulers were crowned there in the heart of London - next to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament It is said, that it is the ever most expensive build of Middle Ages. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Westminster Abbey
Marie Mašínová
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In generall …
• a large world-famous Gothic church
• the most rulers were crowned there
• in the heart of London - next to Big
Ben and the Houses of Parliament
• It is said, that it is the ever most
expensive build of Middle Ages.
• It took place there many funeral rites
of famous people.
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History
• 7th century- a cloister of St.
Peter on the Thorn Island
• About 1050 was it made to
abbey by Edward the
Confessor.
• Until the 19th century,
Westminster was the third seat
of learning in England, after
Oxford and Cambridge.
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Personalities• King Harold, William the Conqueror,
Edward III, Henry VII, Elizabeth I,
Charles II, William III, Mary II,
Queen Anne etc.
Scientists: Charles Darwin (evolution theory), Ernest Rutherford (radioactivity)Writers: Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle book), Charles Dickens (The Adventures of Oliver Twist ), Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice ), the Brontë sisters (Jane Eyre ) Remains of them are saved in a part of church named Poets' corner.Sphere of economy and philosophy: John MiltonRoyal family: Lady Diana
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Lady Diana Spencer(29 July 1981 – 28 August 1996)
• Diana, Princess of Wales,
was the first wife of Charles,
Prince of Wales.
• She attended to charity,
especialy to Red Cross.
• She died in car crash in
France. Diana's funeral took
place in Westminster Abbey
on 6 September 1997.
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The Da Vinci Code
• Author: Dan Brown
• Writen: 2003
• It critized this book because
of practical mistakes.
• Filming of interiors was forbidden. Filmmakers had to use shots from other London churches.
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Choir and choir school
• The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of
the finest choirs of its type.
• 30 boys and 12 professional adult singer
• The Abbey's is now the only choir school in the country dedicated to
the education of choristers.
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Online sources:
• Wikipedia [online]. 2010 [cit. 2010-02-24]. Dostupné z WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey>.
• Města světa [online]. 2010 [cit. 2010-02-24]. Dostupné z WWW: <http://www.mestasveta.cz/londyn/pamatky/westminster-abbey>.
• WESTMINSTER ABBEY Founded 960 [online]. 2010 [cit. 2010-02-24]. Dostupné z WWW: <http://www.westminster-abbey.org/music>.
• Mníšek pod Brdy [online]. 2010 [cit. 2010-02-24]. Dostupné z WWW: <old.mnisek.cz/soubory/sml1.jpg>.
• TIM BOUCHER [online]. 2010 [cit. 2010-02-24]. Dostupné z WWW: <www.timboucher.com/.../princess-diana-14913.jpg>.
• Wikipedia [online]. 2010 [cit. 2010-02-24]. Dostupné z WWW: <http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Diana>.