London, England travel: Westminster Abbey

[nortalus]

It's a theme park for the dead!

[prami2]

i remember that ! 10 yrs ago i was there! i wanted to take pictures ,but it was not allow to! but how come you can video this place ! is it allow now to video n take pictures?

[wordprophet]

My, my...Satan's sanctuaries are certainly lavish, aren't they?

[EnglishHuscarl]

@wordprophet Shit the fuck up you brainwashed idiot, anyone who checks your channel out can see what you are, go buy a farm in waco.

[wordprophet]

@EnglishHuscarl

Thank you for helping me to get the word out. But I must say that your communication skills are terrible!

Are you just learning English? Or have you never actually learned?

Jesus Christ can help you to grow into a man, and speak like one as well.

I say that in love, and with all due respect.

[Autofilldone]

It's beutiful, such a shame that they're putting a mcdonalds and a starbucks in there.

[weatherboi]

Too amature.

[cjzzzzz]

THEY HAVE PEOPLE BURIED EVERYWHERE IN ABBEY!!!

[cassandraellen]

I loved Westminster Abbey and it was such an incredible place. Sadly though when we went it was an extremly hot day and the abbey was crammed with hundreds of tourists. This shortned my wondering around time greatly but when i am back in august, it will be one of the first places on my list to return too.

[mrchorupas]

tantos minutos para no haber filmado lo mas importante, gracias por el pesimo video idiota

[navycop73]

Loved it in 2004.

[mw2000]

I thought you weren't allowed to film/photograph in there?

[lesleyburt]

@mw2000 You're not, but there are so many people in there at any given time that it's not hard at all to film if you've got a small camera. Also, the people who have to be on the lookout for are easy to spot, because they wear brightly-coloured robes.

[BlushResponse1]

I came here cause of WILL and KATE.

[1Mercury1100]

When I went into the Westminster Abbey for the first time, it was truely overwhelming and powerful... I cried and the beauty of it seems forever burnt into my memory...

[lsufootball42]

I'm writing my term paper on Westminster Abbey, and it's history and architecture are both very interesting.

[alex471996]

I've seen that Abby Packed with a 3,000 + congregation! That it truly amazing.

But as babypups said there are some great and famous people and Royalty buried in there.

[babypups1]

If VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE and HISTORIANS were buried there....i can't believe they actually let you in theree ! SUPRISING. I wonder if you can see her grave ? that her body is actually in there lol.

[DarisPrayers]

Oh wow.Looks like I missed the most beautiful building of all on my trip.Thats saying a lot cause England has some truly beautiful buildings.Thank you so much for sharing this with us.Thats very thoughtful and nice of you.

[timothyprescott]

The apostate Anglican church should return this church back to the Catholic Church whom it stole it from.

[IronDr4gon]

I'd love to visit to have a look. Is this place a museum now? So can i go in anytime i want?

[ADZ01982]

AWESOME. Edward Longshanks rest in peace.

[DoctorX1932]

I don't think they allow you to take photos or videos any more. It is an amazing abbey. Queen Elizabeth 1st is buried there, as well as hundreds of other great people including william wilberforce

[georg0829]

Wow you can use video camera. I remember that the missionary even did not allow me took a photo

[bizchoice]

I visited Westminster Abbey a few years back. It is stunning in detail, and definitely a significant place to visit in all of England. Thank you for rekindling fond memories.

[silentsoliloquy82]

Gorgeous! It's history is just as fascinating as it's mystical beauty.

[MrCebasthian]

Beautiful place! Greetings from Chile.

[RadiumGames]

been there, beautiful place!

[PetraGHJ]

These few days were very sad days for the freedom of speech in Britain. Geert Wilder, who is a democratic elected politician, was banned from entering UK. What was his fault? He highlighted in his documentary FITNA (available on the internet) suras from the Quran which can be seen as order for terrorism.

[OddThomas88]

Beautiful

[tomsega]

Westminster Abbey is impressive for it's history more than it's architecture. Many small cities in England, like Wells or Lincoln, actually have more impressive Cathedrals, despite that they're not famous worldwide. However, somebody coming from America certainly wouldn't have seen anything like it before.

[ds1868]

Not sure about that. Westminster Abbey has the highest nave in England. It is not the largest of our churches in England but it is certainly one of the most beautiful. And it is the most important, by a considerable distance.

[tomsega]

I didn't mean to suggest that it's unimpressive or overrated; only to highlight to people who might not know any better that there are some equal if not superior Cathedrals hidden away in random little English towns. The palace of westminster is more of an untouchably unique building than the abbey is.

[ds1868]

But that's not the point! The Abbey was rebuilt by King Henry III as a suitable coronation theatre for future monarchs (and as a fitting monument to his ancestor Edward the Confessor). The Abbey is NOT a Cathedral. It is a Royal building that is the personal property and responsibility of the Soverereign. You cannot, ipso facto, compare it to 'Cathedrals hidden away in random little English towns'. Would you care to illustrate with examples? as your statement here is total and utter rubbish.

[tomsega]

Certainly it is not a Cathedral, but I'm speaking in casual terms - the semantics weren't that relevant. If you regard historic importance above anything else, of course, Westminster Abbey is more significant than many other structres, but I was speaking in specifically architectural terms, and in that sense (not as a *criticism* of the place per se) I'd suggest that there are a fair few more impressive medieval and gothic buildings in the UK, in areas that are now fairly random & insignificant.

[ds1868]

Yes but can you provide examples of 'more impressive medieval and gothic buildings in the UK in areas that are now fairly random and insignificant'??? Do you mean that other medieval churches are larger than Westminster Abbey? Size has nothing to do with it! Can you provide examples then?? I don't think you can, simply because you haven't a clue what you're talking about!

[tomsega]

I'd already provided the examples of Lincoln and Wells, the latter being described by Clifton-Taylor as "the most poetic of the English Cathedrals". I'd add Canterbury and York, too, which might not be so nice but are a considerable number of centuries older than Westminster.

If Westminster Abbey is the 'piece de resistance' of British cathedrals, as you seem in imply, then British cathedrals must really pale in comparison to some of the architecture on the continent. Luckily, it's not.

[ds1868]

Not sure what you mean by 'traditional' but all English and British monarchs have been crowned here since 1066 (with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII). There is a reason for this: not only is Westminster the 'Seat of Power' for the UK but the Monarch also technically owns the Abbey - not the Church of England. And the last Royal burial here was George II in 1760: Royal burials now take place at St George's, Windsor Castle - another property owned by the Monarch!

[westcath]

Great video! My father and I were lucky enough to be locked in the Abbey at night by ourselves while he was practising for an organ recital.

[Reesman95]

LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!! I would love to be locked in that church by myself with that beautiful instrument

[falstaffswims]

that's so cool!

[TudorRose85]

When my mom and I went to Westminster Abbey there were only 6 peolpe in front of us. We basically had the whole place to are selfs for hours. Its a beautiful Abbey.

[mypropertyvideos]

You got really lucky! It must have been a very moving experience. We were swarmed with tourists, but it was still an incredible experience. Thanks for the nice comment!