A Year in Pictures – Westminster Abbey

[swan_tower]

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You can’t take photographs inside most of Westminster Abbey, and the exterior is hard to capture because of the sheer size. But on my research trip for Midnight Never Come I gave it the old college try. This is the north entrance, where you purchase admission and audio guides, and I have an odd fondness for the patchwork appearance of the stone — not to mention a general love of Gothic architecture in the first place.

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[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

On my most recent tourist visit to London (a while ago, as now my visits to London are to see friends), I went to matins and mass at Westminster Abbey. I got there early enough to be seated in the choir stalls. The OMG-wow-wow-wow factor was immense.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow indeed.

[phedresidhe.livejournal.com]

And Evensong. <3

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

On my first trip to York, while I was walking through the crypts, Vespers began in the Minster above me. It was magical.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Evensong in St. Paul's is pretty nice, too. Never been to it at Westminster, though.

[phedresidhe.livejournal.com]

Living in the UK, I have to say, Westminster Cathedral (b/c I'm Catholic) and Westminster Abbey are two of my favourite places.

Amazing pic. <3