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ID: 700021978
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700021978
Record Type: Built Work
Westminster Abbey Precincts (complex (buildings and sites); founded by King Edward the Confessor; dedicated in 1065; London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Wor...)
Note: Located in: London, England, United Kingdom; historic, legally defined boundary and surrounding area of the former monastery; includes buildings and grounds that are still in use today: the main Abbey Church, the cloisters, the Chapter House, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, and Dean's Yard.
Titles:
Westminster Abbey Precincts (preferred,C,U,English-P,,N)
Precincts of Westminster Abbey (C,U,English,,N)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
complex (buildings and sites) [300000202] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name))

Classifications:
architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: dedicated in 1065

Creator Display:
founded by King Edward the Confessor [preferred,BWR]
unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]
founder (craftsman) Edward, King of England (English king, 1002/1005-1066) [500283170]
Locations:
Current: London [7011781] Greater London (metropolitan area), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Address Note: +51.5142,-0.0931; Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom
Display Materials: unavailable
Dimensions: unavailable
General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures
Sources and Contributors:
Westminster Abbey Precincts........ [BWR,VP]
........ Westminster Abbey [online] (2015-) accessed 23 Sept 2025
........ BWR database (2010-)
Precincts of Westminster Abbey........ [BWR,VP]
........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3771091
Subject: ....... [BWR,VP]
....................... BWR database (2010-)
....................... BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021
Note:
English ..... [BWR,VP]
..... BWR database (2010-)
..... Westminster Abbey [online] (2015-)
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