TINTERN ABBEY


Meaning of TINTERN ABBEY in English

a beautiful ruined abbey by the River Wye , near the border between England and Wales. It was originally built in the 12th century. It has been painted by many artists, including Turner (II), and Wordsworth wrote a romantic poem about it in his Lyrical Ballads .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.