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The Royal Code That Spread the Millennium: The Secrets of Westminster Abbey

#Overseas travel “British history written in stone”—this is the scene! This is where the coronations and funerals of past British monarchs took place, and legends such as Newton, Darwin, and Dickens sleep. 📍Address: Dean’s Yard, London SW1P 3PA (Right across the Houses of Parliament! A great photo spot with Big Ben and the cathedral in one frame📸) 🚇Transportation ✅ Subway: Get off at Westminster Station on the Jubilee Line – Look up at the Gothic spire from the exit⛪️ ✅ Cruise: Take the Thames River City Cruises → Get off at Westminster Pier ✅ Hidden route: If you cross St. James’s Park, you’ll also find a lucky route where royal swans appear🦢 💎Highlights|Meet legends from textbooks among the tombstones 1️⃣ Poets’ Corner 🖋️ Forged manuscripts hidden under the Shakespeare statue! (Actually buried in her hometown...) 🖋️ Jane Austen's tombstone doesn't even have the word 'author'? → Evidence of discrimination against women in the 19th century💢 2️⃣ The grave of the scientist genius 🔭 Newton's tomb: The apple relief on the coffin is worn and shiny... 🍎 Get the energy of intelligence! ⚗️ Darwin and Hawking face each other—An astronomical two-shot of evolution and cosmology🪐 3️⃣ The subtle tug-of-war of the royal family 👑 Edward the Confessor's coronation chair: 14th-century graffiti "John woz ere" found in the drawer under the chair 👑 Elizabeth I vs. Mary Queen of Scots: Even after death, the feuding sisters had to share the same coffin... 🕵️♀️Hidden Fun|Follow the Secret Path of the Monks 🔸 The stone tiles called the ‘Gates of Hell’ of Henry VII’s Chapel—when you step on them, they resonate👣 🔸 Find the Weeping Angel Statue: The only ‘Weeping Angel’ on the pillar of the south corridor😢 🔸 Secretly Listen to the Evening Prayer: If you sit quietly in the back row of the choir at 17:00, you can experience royal-level hymn BGM🎵 ⏰Operating Hours Mon-Fri: 09:30–15:30|Saturday: 09:00–13:00|Sunday: Only worship services
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Posted: Apr 11, 2025
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