Chapter House of Westminster Abbey

building, London, United Kingdom

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The Chapter House of Westminster Abbey is a significant example of medieval architecture in London, United Kingdom. It served as the meeting place for the abbey's chapter to conduct business.12

This particular chapter house is noted for its octagonal design, a common feature in English chapter houses, which often utilized a central pillar to support a vaulted ceiling. While the Houses of Parliament, located nearby, have undergone significant rebuilding due to fires, the chapter house of Westminster Abbey remains a notable historical structure. It is part of the larger Westminster Abbey complex, which, along with the Houses of Parliament and St. Margaret's Church, is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.13

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Subsequently, however, in the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey (probably executed c. 1370) there was strong Germanic influence, which has been tentatively compared with the work of Master Bertram at Hamburg.
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Subsequently, however, in the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey (probably executed c. 1370) there was strong Germanic influence, which has been tentatively compared with the work of Master Bertram at Hamburg.
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