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56e8909199e8941900975e95
Bern
SC Bern is the major ice hockey team of Bern who plays at the PostFinance Arena. The team has ranked highest in attendance for a European hockey team for more than a decade. The PostFinance Arena was the main host of the 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, including the opening game and the final of the tournament...
What is the major hockey league team of Bern?
{ "text": [ "SC Bern" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56e8909199e8941900975e96
Bern
SC Bern is the major ice hockey team of Bern who plays at the PostFinance Arena. The team has ranked highest in attendance for a European hockey team for more than a decade. The PostFinance Arena was the main host of the 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, including the opening game and the final of the tournament...
Where do they play?
{ "text": [ "PostFinance Arena" ], "answer_start": [ 62 ] }
56e8909199e8941900975e98
Bern
SC Bern is the major ice hockey team of Bern who plays at the PostFinance Arena. The team has ranked highest in attendance for a European hockey team for more than a decade. The PostFinance Arena was the main host of the 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, including the opening game and the final of the tournament...
What year was the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship held in Bern?
{ "text": [ "2009" ], "answer_start": [ 221 ] }
56e890ee99e8941900975e9d
Bern
Bern was a candidate to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, but withdrew its bid in September 2002 after a referendum was passed that showed that the bid was not supported by locals. Those games were eventually awarded to Vancouver, Canada.
What year did Bern want to host the Winter Olympics?
{ "text": [ "2010" ], "answer_start": [ 33 ] }
56e890ee99e8941900975e9e
Bern
Bern was a candidate to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, but withdrew its bid in September 2002 after a referendum was passed that showed that the bid was not supported by locals. Those games were eventually awarded to Vancouver, Canada.
What year did they withdraw their bid?
{ "text": [ "2002" ], "answer_start": [ 89 ] }
56e890ee99e8941900975ea0
Bern
Bern was a candidate to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, but withdrew its bid in September 2002 after a referendum was passed that showed that the bid was not supported by locals. Those games were eventually awarded to Vancouver, Canada.
Where were the 2010 Winter Olympics held?
{ "text": [ "Vancouver, Canada" ], "answer_start": [ 217 ] }
56e961270b45c0140094cdd5
Bern
As of 2010[update], Bern had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. As of 2008[update], there were 259 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16,413 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 950 businesses in this sector. 135,973 people were employed in ...
What was Berns unemployment rate in 2010?
{ "text": [ "3.3%" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
56e961270b45c0140094cdd6
Bern
As of 2010[update], Bern had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. As of 2008[update], there were 259 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16,413 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 950 businesses in this sector. 135,973 people were employed in ...
How many businesses are there in the primary sector?
{ "text": [ "59" ], "answer_start": [ 91 ] }
56e961270b45c0140094cdd7
Bern
As of 2010[update], Bern had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. As of 2008[update], there were 259 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16,413 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 950 businesses in this sector. 135,973 people were employed in ...
How many businesses are there in the secondary sector?
{ "text": [ "950" ], "answer_start": [ 257 ] }
56e961270b45c0140094cdd8
Bern
As of 2010[update], Bern had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. As of 2008[update], there were 259 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16,413 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 950 businesses in this sector. 135,973 people were employed in ...
How many businesses are there in the tertiary sector?
{ "text": [ "7,654" ], "answer_start": [ 346 ] }
56e961ae0b45c0140094cddd
Bern
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) ...
How many full time jobs were there in 2008?
{ "text": [ "125,037." ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
56e961ae0b45c0140094cdde
Bern
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) ...
How many jobs in the primary sector were agrictulture?
{ "text": [ "184" ], "answer_start": [ 134 ] }
56e961ae0b45c0140094cddf
Bern
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) ...
How many jobs in the primary sector were in forestry or lumber production?
{ "text": [ "19" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }
56e961ae0b45c0140094cde0
Bern
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) ...
How many jobs are in the secondary sector?
{ "text": [ "15,476" ], "answer_start": [ 251 ] }
56e961ae0b45c0140094cde1
Bern
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) ...
How many jobs are in the tertiary secotr?
{ "text": [ "109,358" ], "answer_start": [ 421 ] }
56e962100b45c0140094cde7
Bern
In 2000[update], there were 94,367 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16,424 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 5.7 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 50.6% used public transport to get to work, and 20.6% used...
How many workers commute into the municipality?
{ "text": [ "94,367" ], "answer_start": [ 28 ] }
56e962100b45c0140094cde8
Bern
In 2000[update], there were 94,367 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16,424 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 5.7 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 50.6% used public transport to get to work, and 20.6% used...
How many workers had to commute away from the municipality?
{ "text": [ "16,424" ], "answer_start": [ 82 ] }
56e962100b45c0140094cde9
Bern
In 2000[update], there were 94,367 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16,424 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 5.7 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 50.6% used public transport to get to work, and 20.6% used...
How much of the working population uses public transportation?
{ "text": [ "50.6%" ], "answer_start": [ 262 ] }
56e962100b45c0140094cdea
Bern
In 2000[update], there were 94,367 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16,424 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 5.7 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 50.6% used public transport to get to work, and 20.6% used...
How many of the working population use private cars?
{ "text": [ "20.6%" ], "answer_start": [ 310 ] }
56e9624799e8941900975f75
Bern
The University of Bern, whose buildings are mainly located in the Länggasse quarter, is located in Bern, as well as the University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) and several vocations schools.
Where are the majority of the buildings for the University of Bern?
{ "text": [ "Länggasse quarter" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
56e962d799e8941900975f79
Bern
In Bern, about 50,418 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 24,311 or (18.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 24,311 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.6% were Swiss men, 33.0% were Swiss women, 8.9% were non...
What percent of the population has completed non-mandatory upper secondary education?
{ "text": [ "39.2%" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
56e962d799e8941900975f7a
Bern
In Bern, about 50,418 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 24,311 or (18.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 24,311 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.6% were Swiss men, 33.0% were Swiss women, 8.9% were non...
What percent of the population has completed additionaly higher education?
{ "text": [ "18.9%" ], "answer_start": [ 122 ] }
56e962d799e8941900975f7b
Bern
In Bern, about 50,418 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 24,311 or (18.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 24,311 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.6% were Swiss men, 33.0% were Swiss women, 8.9% were non...
The majority of the population to finish tertiary schooling in bern are what people?
{ "text": [ "Swiss men" ], "answer_start": [ 272 ] }
56e9634c99e8941900975f7f
Bern
The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory kindergarten, followed by six years of primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower secondary school where the pupils are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower secondary pupils may attend additional sc...
Do you have to go to the one year of kindergarten?
{ "text": [ "non" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
56e9634c99e8941900975f82
Bern
The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory kindergarten, followed by six years of primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower secondary school where the pupils are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower secondary pupils may attend additional sc...
What seperates the children in secondary school?
{ "text": [ "ability and aptitude" ], "answer_start": [ 237 ] }
56e963a699e8941900975f89
Bern
During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 10,979 pupils attending classes in Bern. There were 89 kindergarten classes with a total of 1,641 pupils in the municipality. Of the kindergarten pupils, 32.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 40.2% have a different mother lang...
How many students were attending school during the 2009-2010 school year?
{ "text": [ "10,979" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
56e963a699e8941900975f8a
Bern
During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 10,979 pupils attending classes in Bern. There were 89 kindergarten classes with a total of 1,641 pupils in the municipality. Of the kindergarten pupils, 32.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 40.2% have a different mother lang...
How many kindergarten classes were there?
{ "text": [ "89" ], "answer_start": [ 106 ] }
56e963a699e8941900975f8b
Bern
During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 10,979 pupils attending classes in Bern. There were 89 kindergarten classes with a total of 1,641 pupils in the municipality. Of the kindergarten pupils, 32.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 40.2% have a different mother lang...
How many primary classes were there?
{ "text": [ "266" ], "answer_start": [ 375 ] }
56e963a699e8941900975f8c
Bern
During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 10,979 pupils attending classes in Bern. There were 89 kindergarten classes with a total of 1,641 pupils in the municipality. Of the kindergarten pupils, 32.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 40.2% have a different mother lang...
How many lower secondary classes were there?
{ "text": [ "151" ], "answer_start": [ 615 ] }
56e9641f99e8941900975f91
Bern
Bern is home to 8 libraries. These libraries include; the Schweiz. Nationalbibliothek/ Bibliothèque nationale suisse, the Universitätsbibliothek Bern, the Kornhausbibliotheken Bern, the BFH Wirtschaft und Verwaltung Bern, the BFH Gesundheit, the BFH Soziale Arbeit, the Hochschule der Künste Bern, Gestaltung und Kunst a...
How many libraries are in Bern?
{ "text": [ "8" ], "answer_start": [ 16 ] }
56e9644c0b45c0140094cdef
Bern
As of 2000[update], there were 9,045 pupils in Bern who came from another municipality, while 1,185 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
How many pupils lived in another municipality?
{ "text": [ "9,045" ], "answer_start": [ 31 ] }
56e9644c0b45c0140094cdf0
Bern
As of 2000[update], there were 9,045 pupils in Bern who came from another municipality, while 1,185 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
How many pupils attended school outside of the city?
{ "text": [ "1,185" ], "answer_start": [ 94 ] }
56e965080b45c0140094cdf5
Bern
A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus. The Marzilibahn funicular is, with a length of 106 m (348 ft), the second shortest public railway in Europe after the Zagreb funicular.
What connects Marzili to Bundeshaus?
{ "text": [ "A funicular railway" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56e965080b45c0140094cdf6
Bern
A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus. The Marzilibahn funicular is, with a length of 106 m (348 ft), the second shortest public railway in Europe after the Zagreb funicular.
How long is the Marzilibah funicular?
{ "text": [ "106 m" ], "answer_start": [ 118 ] }
56e965080b45c0140094cdf7
Bern
A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus. The Marzilibahn funicular is, with a length of 106 m (348 ft), the second shortest public railway in Europe after the Zagreb funicular.
What is the second shortest public railway in Europe?
{ "text": [ "Marzilibahn" ], "answer_start": [ 75 ] }
56e965080b45c0140094cdf8
Bern
A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus. The Marzilibahn funicular is, with a length of 106 m (348 ft), the second shortest public railway in Europe after the Zagreb funicular.
What is the shortest public railway in Europe?
{ "text": [ "Zagreb funicular" ], "answer_start": [ 189 ] }
56e965790b45c0140094cdfd
Bern
Bern is also served by Bern Airport, located outside the city near the town of Belp. The regional airport, colloquially called Bern-Belp or Belpmoos, is connected to several European cities. Additionally Zürich Airport, Geneva Airport and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg also serve as international gateways, all rea...
What is the name of Bern's airport?
{ "text": [ "Bern Airport" ], "answer_start": [ 23 ] }
56e965790b45c0140094cdff
Bern
Bern is also served by Bern Airport, located outside the city near the town of Belp. The regional airport, colloquially called Bern-Belp or Belpmoos, is connected to several European cities. Additionally Zürich Airport, Geneva Airport and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg also serve as international gateways, all rea...
What is the name of the regional airport?
{ "text": [ "Bern-Belp or Belpmoos" ], "answer_start": [ 127 ] }
56e8ceee99e8941900975ea5
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
What is the formal name of Westminster Abbey?
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56e8ceee99e8941900975ea6
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
Where is Westminster Abbey located?
{ "text": [ "City of Westminster, London" ], "answer_start": [ 131 ] }
56e8ceee99e8941900975ea8
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
When was Westminster Abbey a cathedral?
{ "text": [ "Between 1540 and 1556" ], "answer_start": [ 394 ] }
56e8ceee99e8941900975ea9
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
What has been the status of Westminster Abbey since 1560?
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5ad3f0fe604f3c001a3ff851
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
What was Westminster Abbey's informal name?
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5ad3f0fe604f3c001a3ff852
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
What style architecture is the Westminster Abbey not considered?
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5ad3f0fe604f3c001a3ff853
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
In what country is Westminster Abbey located?
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5ad3f0fe604f3c001a3ff854
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
In what years wasn't the Abbey considered a cathedral?
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5ad3f0fe604f3c001a3ff855
Westminster_Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional plac...
What type of building is the Abbey not considered?
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56e8cfd799e8941900975eaf
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
What is the meaning of Thorn Ey?
{ "text": [ "Thorn Island" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
56e8cfd799e8941900975eb0
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
When was a church first founded at the site?
{ "text": [ "7th century" ], "answer_start": [ 146 ] }
56e8cfd799e8941900975eb1
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
Who was Mellitus?
{ "text": [ "a Bishop of London" ], "answer_start": [ 184 ] }
56e8cfd799e8941900975eb2
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
When was construction of the present church started?
{ "text": [ "1245" ], "answer_start": [ 248 ] }
56e8cfd799e8941900975eb3
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
Who ordered the construction of the church?
{ "text": [ "King Henry III" ], "answer_start": [ 271 ] }
5ad3f188604f3c001a3ff875
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
What year did the destruction of the church begin?
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5ad3f188604f3c001a3ff876
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
Who commissioned the Abbey to be destroyed?
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5ad3f188604f3c001a3ff877
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
What was the area never named?
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5ad3f188604f3c001a3ff878
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
In what century wasn't the church established at the location?
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5ad3f188604f3c001a3ff879
Westminster_Abbey
According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.
Who wasn't the Bishop in this time frame?
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56e8d28e0b45c0140094ccf7
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
Who were the first monarchs crowned at Westminster Abbey?
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56e8d28e0b45c0140094ccf8
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
Since when have coronations been held at Westminster Abbey?
{ "text": [ "1066" ], "answer_start": [ 6 ] }
56e8d28e0b45c0140094ccf9
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
How many royal weddings have occurred at the abbey?
{ "text": [ "16" ], "answer_start": [ 169 ] }
56e8d28e0b45c0140094ccfa
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
Which two reigning monarchs had weddings at the abbey?
{ "text": [ "Henry I and Richard II" ], "answer_start": [ 243 ] }
56e8d28e0b45c0140094ccfb
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
When did royal weddings begin at the church?
{ "text": [ "1100" ], "answer_start": [ 206 ] }
5ad3f1d6604f3c001a3ff893
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
Who were the last monarchs crowned at Westminster Abbey?
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5ad3f1d6604f3c001a3ff894
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
Since when haven't coronations been held at Westminster Abbey?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
5ad3f1d6604f3c001a3ff895
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
How many royal weddings haven't occurred at the abbey?
{ "text": [], "answer_start": [] }
5ad3f1d6604f3c001a3ff896
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
Which two reigning monarchs had funerals at the abbey?
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5ad3f1d6604f3c001a3ff897
Westminster_Abbey
Since 1066, when Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror were crowned, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held there. There have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100. Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some ...
When did royal weddings end at the church?
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56e8d4b899e8941900975eb9
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
Who supposedly had a vison of Saint Peter on the River Thames?
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56e8d4b899e8941900975eba
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
Who first gifted salmon to the abbey?
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56e8d4b899e8941900975ebb
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
Who still gives salmon to the abbey today?
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56e8d4b899e8941900975ebd
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
When was the monk community installed?
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5ad3f258604f3c001a3ff8a7
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
What was the name of the fisherman in lore that saw a vision of Saint Paul near the Abbey?
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5ad3f258604f3c001a3ff8a8
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
What type of fish did the Abbey give to Thames fisherman?
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5ad3f259604f3c001a3ff8a9
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
What kind of monks died at the Abbey?
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5ad3f259604f3c001a3ff8aa
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
Who, till this day still gives the Abbey a bun?
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5ad3f259604f3c001a3ff8ab
Westminster_Abbey
The first reports of the abbey are based on a late tradition claiming that a young fisherman called Aldrich on the River Thames saw a vision of Saint Peter near the site. This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. In the present era, the Fishmong...
Who along with the Prince Edgar established the monks at the Abbey?
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56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd01
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
Who rebuilt the abbey for a burial church?
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56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd02
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
What style was the church rebuilt in?
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56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd03
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
When was the building consecrated?
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56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd04
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
When did King Edward the Confessor die?
{ "text": [ "5 January 1066" ], "answer_start": [ 322 ] }
56e8d58c0b45c0140094cd05
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
Who was the first documented coronation?
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5ad3f29f604f3c001a3ff8c1
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
What architectural design wasn't St Peter's abbey considered?
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5ad3f29f604f3c001a3ff8c2
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
What year was the building started?
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5ad3f29f604f3c001a3ff8c3
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
What was the date of the Abbey's demolition?
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5ad3f29f604f3c001a3ff8c4
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
Who was the last recorded coronation at the Abbey?
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5ad3f29f604f3c001a3ff8c5
Westminster_Abbey
Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death o...
What King restored the Abbey in the years 1042 and 1062?
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56e8d6da99e8941900975ec3
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
Where is the only existant depiction of Edward's abbey?
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56e8d6da99e8941900975ec4
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
What was the original size of Dunstan's original monk community?
{ "text": [ "a dozen" ], "answer_start": [ 382 ] }
56e8d6da99e8941900975ec6
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
How was the community able to increase?
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56e8d6da99e8941900975ec7
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
What is adjacent the abbey?
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5ad3f31d604f3c001a3ff8db
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
Where is the only nonexistant depiction of Edward's abbey?
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5ad3f31d604f3c001a3ff8dc
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
What was the final size of Dunstan's original monk community?
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5ad3f31d604f3c001a3ff8dd
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
How was the community unable to increase?
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5ad3f31d604f3c001a3ff8de
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
How was the community able to decrease?
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5ad3f31d604f3c001a3ff8df
Westminster_Abbey
The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abb...
What is far away from the abbey?
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56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0b
Westminster_Abbey
The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th...
Who became a powerful force after the Norman Conquest?
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56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0c
Westminster_Abbey
The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th...
The Palace of Westminster was the seat of what from the later 12th century?
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56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0d
Westminster_Abbey
The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th...
Who was employed on royal service?
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56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0e
Westminster_Abbey
The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th...
With what kind of life were the Benedictines allowed to identify?
{ "text": [ "secular" ], "answer_start": [ 608 ] }
56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0f
Westminster_Abbey
The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th...
To what movement was the task of spiritual leadership passed?
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