Reminiscing the Gothic Days at Westminster Abbey

In Britain, every nook and cranny is symbolic. Being home to the one of the world's earliest civilization, British countries will always remind us of a history that is fraught with battles lost and won, of kingdoms that rose and fell, and of people that died and flourished through the test of time. For a while, I once thought that the British only fostered Indians because India has been once a British colony. But, in fact, Britain is one of the world's biggest melting pot of races, ethnicity and languages.

So when I happen to pick up one of those old paperback novels in which the setting was in the abbeys and cathedrals of Britain, I can't help but pick out one particular place that struck me as splendid. Although the abbey being described in the novel was purely fictional, it reminded me of Westminster Abbey. This abbey is a place where the most notable British personalities were buried, and is now one of the most-visited burial sites in London.

Westminster Abbey is still one of the most popular spots in England, often called "The House of Kings". An inspiring place indeed, with its huge courtyard (cloister), sanctuary, Poet's Corner, book shop, museum and chapel all in one sacred place. With its stained glass windows, the Westminster Abbey is also reminiscent of the by-gone Gothic era, when the trend was to decorate the churches with colorful glass design schemes etched with Gothic images.