Westminster Abbey

London, England    Fun Facts: Founded by monks in 960 AD It is home to Britain's oldest door, dating back to 1050 It was an abbey until 1539, when it was dissolved by Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries From 1540-1556, it was a cathedral, and in 1560, Queen Elizabeth I declared it a "Royal Peculiar", which is a church directly responsible to the sovereign and not the Church of England The mosaic floor of the sanctuary of the abbey was created in 1268, and predicted that the world would end 19,683 years later Home of Englands largest Gothic vault, reaching 102 feet There are over 3,300 people buried there, including 17 British monarchs, Isaac Newton, and Charles Dickens 39 coronations and 17 royal weddings have taken place here