in the area known as the poets' corner, there's geoffrey chaucer, charles dickens, and rudyard kipling. perhaps the award for greatest humility goes to the 17th-century poet and playwright ben jonson. 18 square inches of floor space, so he was buried standing up. there are other rich and famous luminaries who aren't buried here but had memorial services -- for example, winston churchill... william shakespeare... and lady di, princess of wales. while some of the greatest figures in history are under the floor, when visiting, be sure to look up. the vaulted ceilings and stained glass are incredible. in fact, those are hallmarks of the gothic style. popular in medieval times, you can recognize gothic architecture by a number of design elements. arches come to a point. ribbing runs across the high ceilings. there's usually a giant window in the shape of a flower, hence the name "rose window." and then there are the flying buttresses. they're less a design element and more of a structural necessity. they keep the upper walls from being pushed outward by the weight of the roof. flank the wes