The Building of Westminster Abbey

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3 жыл бұрын

Discover the constant evolution of Westminster Abbey over the last 1000 years, from the 10th century up to the construction of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries in the Abbey’s triforium in 2018. Working in collaboration with the Abbey’s in-house team, and with external archaeological advisers, the film was created by London-based company AVR who specialise in architectural illustration and digital reconstruction. The film takes you on a historic journey, both outside and inside the Abbey, and reveals that that the Weston Tower, built to take visitors to triforium level, is simply the latest chapter in a long history of architectural development at Westminster Abbey. The film was made to accompany the displays of exhibits in the Galleries within a section under the theme ‘Building Westminster Abbey’.

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@esty6374 Жыл бұрын

My house was built four years ago and already there’s trouble. This place is over 1000 years old and it’s doing just fine

@EElgar1857 Жыл бұрын

Considering how much they charge for admission, it should be okay for another 1000 years.

@esty6374 Жыл бұрын

@@EElgar1857 lol

@samanthasmith61 Жыл бұрын

your house cost £200💀 this cost millions

@deutschermichel5807 Жыл бұрын

@@samanthasmith61modern city town halls cost millions but leak a few years after construction, already

@samanthasmith61 Жыл бұрын

@@deutschermichel5807 💀 well this cost 10x

@robertschmus9943 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I visited Westminster Abbey during our honeymoon to England last summer. I loved everything about it. The history of the abbey is breathtaking

@jcarm185 Ай бұрын

That ending transition was PERFECT!

@shaad6824 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wow.

@bojack40 Жыл бұрын

Amazing graphics. The way the light reflected off the hard marble surfaces…brilliant

@harryrobinson2584 3 жыл бұрын

Simply fascinating. Great work!

@ctalcantara1700 Жыл бұрын

Masterfully done. Thank you! I always thought the towers were somewhat heavy and disconnected compared to the rest of the building.

@alrichmond4341 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely extraordinary animation. Mind blowingly incredible.

@Vintagevanessa99 26 күн бұрын

And we can't mend the roads today. Love ❤️ Westminster Abbey. Love England 🇬🇧 my home ❤

@kiereluurs1243 Жыл бұрын

Impressive. So much work to create all these detailed these data-models. Nice to see real footage blend in.

@dont-want-no-wrench Жыл бұрын

beautifully modelled and presented!

@tonyfussy5720 Жыл бұрын

I think the misconception always is that the Abbey has looked like it does now for 1000 years (just like people think the spire on Notre Dame has been there for 800)…cool video! 😁

@soleil9165 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@777matai Жыл бұрын

Perfectly created in showing the rise of Westminster - Thank you so very much for this!

@zeeshansuhail Жыл бұрын

Love these animations you guys post!

@StereoSpace 9 ай бұрын

Beautifully made models and animation. Thank you. It really helps visualize the evolution of the site through time.

@n.e.s5864 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente!!

@davidevans3227 Жыл бұрын

great how it ends with my last memory of being there! up with some of the old stone work, relics and objects etc.. lovely idea.. 🙂 x

@edwardswilliamsj Жыл бұрын

Muy bonito vídeo. Gracias.

@huolalupin6008 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully made video. Thank you.

@puppy1584 Жыл бұрын

This was great to see. Would have loved to hear all about it too. I played it on a lower speed to I could take it all in. Fantastic.

@TheVestini 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@HugsBach Жыл бұрын

Educational. Excellent work.

@rd3ster Жыл бұрын

Ingenious. Thanks.

@xhogun8578 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@Dicki793 6 ай бұрын

Incredible

@wamballa5948 Жыл бұрын

Excellent and so interesting

@lourdeshernndez4527 Жыл бұрын

Awsome!

@happylifeSteph Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🫶🙏. I would love to know More about Westminster Abbey 😇

@robertwalker2052 Жыл бұрын

I see now how the chapter house is connected but almost a separate building, with long long butresses. I will like to visit one day.

@andrewclayton4181 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Tad surprising. I didn't know it'd been tinkered with so much down the ages.

@T0MM0-Lds Жыл бұрын

There's an outstanding TV series that aired back in 2010 called Pillars of the Earth hinting at the construction of Westminster Abbey.

@unrulysue6927 Жыл бұрын

This from Wikipedia: "The novel's Kingsbridge is fictional. Follett set it in Marlborough, Wiltshire; he chose that location because the cathedrals of Winchester, Gloucester, and Salisbury could be reached from there within a few days on horseback. Kingsbridge Cathedral as described is based on the cathedrals of Wells and Salisbury.[4"

@matthewpayton 2 жыл бұрын

WOW

@stevenleroux7033 Жыл бұрын

brilliant.

@XteamMAB Жыл бұрын

Whoa whoa whoa inside looked way different

@davidevans3227 Жыл бұрын

apart from obvious small bits it's very white and grey.. before the reformation would it have been covered in painting? or just a small amount as indicated..?

@user-en9qd5nx8w Ай бұрын

Is it me or did the quality get way better at 1:19

@michaeltres 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video showing the evolution of the quire and chancel. What we see today is very recent.

@chicoringler 3 жыл бұрын

How big is the lot area of WA?

@rangerdave1973 Жыл бұрын

The building on the right with the opined dome. What is it?

@sharmi5949 3 ай бұрын

👏

@calarch78 Жыл бұрын

1. Is that original pre 960 AD church still there, buried under other construction? 2. How did it come to be that the front facade has buildings (Jerusalem Chamber, etc) attached to it?

@paulwells9555 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how you can video a video without a member of staff catching you doing it, they pay there entry money to the abbey plus extra to visit the queens diamond jubilee galleries and then start filming this video, when I did it no member of staff was about, being ah we closed that day and it gave me time to do the same. 😉

@ottens11 Жыл бұрын

HOW were they built? Who built them, with what tools and designers and with what principles in mind? How were they built so quickly and how long would they take to build today?

@dont-want-no-wrench Жыл бұрын

not quickly, over hundreds of years. skilled masons. still remarkable

@ottens11 Жыл бұрын

@@dont-want-no-wrench nope. 'Skilled masons'.... you'll need to do a bit better than that. 🤣 we dont and cant build these today, look around you.

@samanthasmith61 Жыл бұрын

@@ottens11 burj khalifa is 10x higher with 20 elevator 💀💀.... new york literally building apartment 4x higher and the width is probably smaller than Westminster toilet

@bruno5137 Жыл бұрын

@@ottens11 It's because we have different priorities and different aesthetic values these days, that's why we can't build anything like this anymore. But the historical evidence leaves absolutely no doubt that it was built by skilled masons and guildsmen. There's a huge paper trail proving that; employment records, proof of wages paid and received; church records; government records; Acts of Parliament - basically there's 0% doubt that it was made by stone masons and master guildsmen.

@ottens11 Жыл бұрын

@@bruno5137 😂 'different priorities'.... you dont think despots and dictators would love buildings like this? stone masons and masters of stonework, sure... by definition they are masters. You need tools and machinery to complete these feats though. Its like saying you've got the payments details of the workers who built the pyramids. Chisels and rope pulleys arent enough. Again, you'll need to do better than that, think more.

@PadreFrayDanielEsteban Жыл бұрын

Beutiful place and nice people from God

@davidjones668 Жыл бұрын

Well I totally missed seeing the Westin towers..

@elizabethrenoldi5274 Жыл бұрын

How many acres is the Abbey on?

@user-qt4qp6bj1q Жыл бұрын

Now do Westminster Arby's.

@ozlemgenc8559 Жыл бұрын

Ölümsüz ruh olduğumun delilidir. Yazan : KRALİÇE Özlem Genç - İngiliz

@malthus101 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to the wall surrounding it?

@GeorgiawithaG Жыл бұрын

It was demolished once it was no longer needed, as with most defensive structures built in the middle ages, once the threat of peasant revolts/civil wars was gone. The advent of wall-breaching artillery (look at many defensive structures ruined during the civil war) also played a huge part in this - who wants to keep maintaining an utterly useless defensive structure?

@Calum_S Жыл бұрын

Would the building not have been painted until the Tudor times?

@nikewzl7783 Жыл бұрын

The Game of Thrones Intro song would’ve been oddly fitting

@deejayk5939 Жыл бұрын

No sound?

@livingcosmos_3 Жыл бұрын

To all English people being proud of it last 1000 years, this structure was rebuilt/redesigned & reconstructed many times & entire new structures were built in place of the original structure over last 1000 years, so of course it’ll last...if you wanna see thousands of years old original intact structures lasting even today, visit Asia/North Africa/South America/Southern Europe...

@bazzatheblue Жыл бұрын

It hasn’t been rebuilt many times,it was largely built in its current footprint under Edward the Confessors instruction and then rebuilt in French gothic style by Henry III that’s more or less the building you now see. It’s not some ancient pile of rocks like the Pyramids or Ur but it’s still a venerable foundation and getting older every day.

@pedanticradiator1491 Жыл бұрын

How many of those ancient structures in other countries are still used for their original function?

@scerges Жыл бұрын

These conspiracy theorists in the comments, who have almost zero knowledge about architecture, arts, engineering and economy, try to negate the even possibility of these structures created by the humans

@ozlemgenc8559 Жыл бұрын

KRALİÇE Özlem Genç ve KRALİÇE Özlem Genç - İngiliz bedenimizde, Goddess ve insan DNA’sı taşıdığımızın delilidir. O yüzden, ölümsüz ruhumuzun ve insan ruhumuzun olduğunun delilidir. Yazan : KRALİÇE Özlem Genç - İngiliz

@LOreveals2U Жыл бұрын

This place was built by hands that were not totally human. The Nephilin had to have built this and other great architecture they lie to us and say it was built in the 1800s......however I love your word dear sir. And your readings . 🙏

@LittleMissScareAllKy Жыл бұрын

Where did you get that at? 1800s? No one with an ounce of brain matter would or has never said that. Perhaps you misunderstood? Westminster Abbey, as it's known today was consecrated in 1269 under King Henry III. Before that, there was St Edward the Confessor had a monastery there. King Henry III had it rebuilt in 1269, due to, I believe some damage to the original cathedral. It's sad, because King Henry did not live to see it finished.

@shaunsteele6926 Жыл бұрын

the Nephilim were long gone by 1060 AD lol

@davidm5707 Жыл бұрын

Please take your meds! They miss you.

@LittleMissScareAllKy Жыл бұрын

@@davidm5707 rude thing to say, no?

@pedanticradiator1491 Жыл бұрын

@@LittleMissScareAllKy ir was only ever a cathedral for a brief period during the 16th century not during the reign of Henry III

@Jacubamustoff Жыл бұрын

And to think that God will wipe it off the map very soon in one hours time because of the blasphemy that has taken place here and the idolatry, and people worshipping sinner kings and Queens who demanded THEY be worshipped. Long live Jerusalem

@Akrafena Жыл бұрын

6 days and counting

@LittleMissScareAllKy Жыл бұрын

@@Akrafena 6 days and counting? What is supposed to happen in 6 days? Please, enlighten me?!

@davidm5707 Жыл бұрын

I hope you weren't holding your breath, since your comment was fourteen days ago, and it's still standing....

@Akrafena Жыл бұрын

@@LittleMissScareAllKy AMBATUKUM