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To what extent are Religious Monuments still used for what they were built for today? Discuss.

Firstly, today religious monuments are used for tourism. Many people come from all over the world to visit famous monuments, which used to be used for religious practices or still even do. Some examples are St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Washington monument. During the day Westminster Abbey is full with tourists who want to learn about what used to go on inside these places. Another reason lots of people want to go to Westminster Abbey is because that is where Prince William and Kate Middleton got married and also where our King and Queens had their coronations.
In addition, these places often have a source of history, which date back to our very early ancestors. In Westminster Abbey all our famous kings and Queens in the past centuries have been buried in that very place along with lots of famous poets, adventurers, scientists, musicians and founders of this great place. Westminster Abbey dates back to Edward the Confessor and St Paul’s Cathedral dates back many centuries as well, as does many other religious monuments or places around the world. Westminster Abbey itself used to be a monastery used for monk’s practices. When Edward the Confessor built Westminster Abbey, Westminster school opened and boys lucky enough to get educated there were taught by monks in small classrooms. Sir Christopher Wren built St Paul’s Cathedral and it was the first monument, which was built using mathematical knowledge and measurements. From these two points of views, religious monuments are not really used for the reason they were built centuries ago. When these monuments were first built, there would not be any tourism or learning about the history of the site.
Thirdly, today these monuments are used for religious practices, which unlike my first two points is the same purpose as they were built for. Edward the Confessor built Westminster Abbey as a monastery for