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Entrance to Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Entrance with double doorway and tympanum to the Chapter House, built 1245-53 by the royal masons, from the East cloister, in Westminster Abbey, founded in 960 AD and rebuilt 1245-1570 in Gothic style, in Westminster, London, England, UK. In the 13th century Benedictine monks used the Chapter House for daily meetings. It later became a meeting place of the King's Great Council and the Commons, predecessors of today's Parliament. It was restored in 1872 by George Gilbert Scott. The abbey is the traditional coronation and burial place for the British monarchy. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Entrance with double doorway and tympanum to the Chapter House, built 1245-53 by the royal masons, from the East cloister, in Westminster Abbey, founded in 960 AD and rebuilt 1245-1570 in Gothic style, in Westminster, London, England, UK. In the 13th century Benedictine monks used the Chapter House for daily meetings. It later became a meeting place of the King's Great Council and the Commons, predecessors of today's Parliament. It was restored in 1872 by George Gilbert Scott. The abbey is the traditional coronation and burial place for the British monarchy. Picture by Manuel Cohen