Likely the most famous Church in England, Westminster Abbey has been the Royal Family‘s home church since 1066. It witnessed coronations and weddings and is the burial site of all British monarchs. The current gothic cathedral with its two towers dates from 1550. It is located near the Palace of Westminster, which houses the British Parliament, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
George Frideric Händel, of German origin, spent most of his creative life in England. On July 17, 1717 his famous baroque suite „Water Music“ , composed upon a request by King George I, premiered on the banks of the Thames River. I have chosen the first movement (Sarabande) of the third suite to accompany the quatroscopic movements of this colored Google view of Westminster Abbey.
