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Description: | Concept: architecture, education, cityscape, motor vehicles, religion, royalty, historical reference, empire / commonwealth, flag / banner / standard Description: whole: the main image occupies the majority, with a smaller image positioned in the lower left,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: LONDRES, CUR DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DES NATIONS BRITANNIQUES L'ABBAYE DE WESTMINSTER L'Abbaye de Westminster est un des plus anciens monuments de Londres. Depuis la conquête normande, c'est là que les Rois d'Angleterre sont couronnés. Plusieurs rois ont agrandi ou transformé l'Abbaye. Edouard le Confesseur rebtit l'église, Henri III y ajouta plusieurs parties qui sont parmi les plus importantes et les plus belles. Henri VII y ajouta une chapelle. Un grand nombre de personnages royaux y sont enterrés, entre autres la Reine Élisabeth et Marie Stuart, ainsi que des savants et des hommes de lettres. Le Soldat Inconnu, dont on avait ramené le corps de France après la Grande Guerre, a été enterré près du grand portail, au milieu de l'allée centrale. POUR LA VICTOIRE 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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