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Description: | Concept: architecture, education, cityscape, motor vehicles, religion, royalty, historical reference, empire / commonwealth, flag / banner / standard Description: whole: the main image occupies the majority, with a smaller image positioned in the lower left, held within a blue circular inset. The title and text are separate and located in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a white background and held within a brown border. image: a photograph of the western facade of Westminster Abbey in London. St. Margaret's Church and the Houses of Parliament can be seen in the background left. Cars and pedestrians pass by. The small image is a depiction of a Union Flag. text: [Persian Text] G.P.D. 365/13/21 [London: Heart of the British Commonwealth. Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey is one of the oldest buildings in London. Ever since the Norman Conquest, the Kings of England have been crowned in the Abbey. Several kings have altered or added to the building, Edward the Confessor having rebuilt the church, Henry III adding some of the most beautiful and important portions, and Henry VII adding a Chapel. Many Royal personages are buried in the Abbey, including Queen Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots, and numerous famous men and women of science and letters. Close to the West door, in the centre of the nave, is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, an unidentified British soldier whose body was brought from France after the Great War. For victory.] Object: flag, church, car, truck | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Associated Person: Edward the Confessor, King Associated Person: Henry III, King Associated Person: Henry VII, King Associated Person: Elizabeth I, Queen Associated Person: Mary, Queen of Scots | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5164... | Go to resource |
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