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View of St Augustine's Abbey historical buildings Canterbury Kent UK
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
View of St Augustine's Abbey historical buildings.Unesco world heritage site.St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation.Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.Kent, UK,August 1st 2016


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