Westminster Abbey: See Queen Elizabeth at the iconic church where she was married, crowned, laid to rest

Britain’s longest reigning monarch reached her final burial place Monday after a funeral service at Westminster Abbey in London, the “architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries” where Queen Elizabeth II was married, crowned and laid to rest.

The tombs of kings, queens, statesmen, poets, scientists, warriors and musicians lie within Westminster Abbey, according to the official website. Countless memorials, 16 royal weddings, and every coronation since 1066, beginning with William the Conqueror, have been held there, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII. It also serves as a shrine to Saint Edward the Confessor and a place for daily worship.

The historical landmark deeply steeped in tradition held the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8 at the age of 96, ending a 70-year reign.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: History passing before us, never to be forgotten

See Queen Elizabeth II’s iconic visits to Westminster Abbey throughout her lifetime.

Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Mother Elizabeth and Princess Margaret attend the arrival of the remains of King George VI at Westminster Hall in London on February 11, 1952.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sits on a throne during her coronation in Westminster Abbey in London.

Left image: A canopy cloth of gold is placed over Elizabeth II by the four Garter Knights prior to her anointing by the Archbishop of Canterbury at coronation ceremonies in London’s Westminster Abbey, on June 2, 1953. Right image: Princess Elizabeth of England and Prince Philip are seen on their wedding day Nov. 20, 1947, in London.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Westminster Abbey in London for a special service to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Nov. 20, 1997.

Left image: Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she leaves Westminster Abbey with Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku after celebrating Commonwealth Observance Day on March 13, 2000. Right image: Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mother arrive at Westminster Abbey to attend the funeral ceremony of Princess of Wales on Sept. 6, 1997.

The Queen leaves Westminster Abbey with the Duke of Edinburgh after the funeral ceremony of the Queen Mother April 9, 2002 in London. The royal matriarch died at the age of 101.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (3rd L) and Prince Philip (1st L) attend a service at Westminster Abbey to inaugurate the 8th General Synod of the Church of England in Church House in London on Nov. 15, 2005.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, sing an hymn during a service at London’s Westminster Abbey, to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII, July 10, 2005.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II leaves Westminster Abbey after attending the Order of the Bath Service in London on May 17, 2006. The Order of the Bath is comprised largely of people with distinguished military careers, dates back to 1725 and uses Henry VII’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey as its Chapel.

Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath at a service at Westminster Abbey to mark the Bicentenary Of The Abolition Of The Slave Trade Act on March 27, 2007, in London.

A protester disrupts a service to mark the bicentenary of the 1807 act to abolish the slave trade, attended by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prime Minister Tony Blair, at Westminster Abbey in central London March 27, 2007. Trade in Black slaves was banned throughout the British empire by the 1807 law, imposing a fine of 100 pounds for any slave found on any British boat. Slavery was completely outlawed in British colonies in 1833.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (center left) and Prince Philip (center right) walk down the aisle in Westminster Abbey, in London on Nov. 19, 2007, to attend a service to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Westminster Abbey for a service to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in London on Nov. 19, 2007.

Queen Elizabeth II, leaves after attending Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 11, 2009 in London. The service is being held to commemorate the passing of a generation who fought in WWI. The last remaining veterans, William Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, all died in 2009.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, (L) meets the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning, (2ndR) and his wife Hazel, (R), flanked by the Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, (4th R), and his wife Babli, (3rdR) as they attend the annual Commonwealth Day Observance Service at Westminster Abbey in London, on March 8, 2010.

The abbey contains around 3,300 burials in the church, including the Unknown Warrior, whose grave has become a “place of pilgrimage,” the website says.

After the funeral, the queen was buried alongside her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and her sister, Princess Margaret, in St. George’s chapel.

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II attends a ceremony to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior, in Westminster Abbey, London, Nov. 4, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II donned a face mask in public for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic when attending a brief ceremony.

Camille Fine is a trending visual producer on USA TODAY’s NOW team. 

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Photos of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey: Coronation to death