Construction of Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey.

1502. 1503  January 24th. Construction of Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey begins in the perpendicular style, the final stage of English gothic art. The Henry VII Lady Chapel,now more often known just as the Henry VII Chapel, is a large Lady chapel at the far eastern end of Westminster Abbey, paid for by the will of Henry VII. It is separated from the rest of the abbey by brass gates and a flight of stairs.The structure of the chapel is a three-aisled nave composed of four bays.The apse of the chapel contains the altar, and behind that, the tombs of Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth of York as well as of James I. of England VI of Scotland. There are five apsidal chapels. The chapel is noted for its pendant fan vault ceiling, and is built in a very late Perpendicular Gothic style, the magnificence of which caused John Leland to call it the orbis miraculum.The tombs of several monarchs including Henry VII, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Mary I, James I, Charles II, and Mary, Queen of Scots are found in the chapel.