Westminster, now the political centre of London, was until the 11-th centuty a sacred place. King Edward the Confessor decided to build a great abbey church here. It was conconsecrated in 1065, but a week later the King died and was buried in the abbey. His tomb became a popular place of pilgrimage. It still can be found at the heart of the present Westminster Abbey. William the Conqueror was crowned in the Abbey and since then all Coronations have taken place here. The Abbey contains many royal tombs, memorials to eminent men and women. But the most popular ones are those to writers, actors and musicians in Poet's Corner. Alongside the Abbey Edward the Confessor had built palace of Westminster was the royal residence and also the county's main court of law. Parliament has met here since the 16-th century until the 19-th century.
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