abbey
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Chinese brides lining up to marry in Yorkshire abbey.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Dr Trowles said the Bible was originally chained to the bookshelves of the abbey library so it could not be removed.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
She did not date a Nazi named Rolf, and she did not call out “Rolf, please!” while hiding in an abbey.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025
By night of that day they reached an abbey set in a hollow.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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