Palace of Westminster, or Houses of Parliament on London's River Thames is the capital building of England and the United Kingdom. It is the location of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and Big Ben. - AsNotedIn
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| Fragments of the Painted Chamber, Old Palace of Westminster | Architectural Remnant | ||
| Gates, Railings, Gate Piers To New Palace Yard, Houses Of Parliament | |||
| House of Commons | |||
| House of Lords | |||
| Medieval Palace of Westminster | Historic District | ||
| St Stephen's Hall and Cloister | Cloister | ||
| Statue Of Oliver Cromwell In Front Of Westminster Hall | |||
| Undercroft Chapel of St Mary | Chapel | ||
| Victoria Tower Lodge and Gates To Black Rod Garden | |||
| Westminster Hall |
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| 1097/00/00 | Westminster Hall is erected for King William II. It is now the oldest existing part of the Palace of Westminster. | |||||
| 1834/10/16 | A huge fireball erupts out of the Palace illuminating up the evening sky over London. Immediately attracting hundreds of thousands of people. Most are awestruck and terrified by the spectacle, some are injured in the crush, and many are pickpocketed. | Palace of Westminster Fire, 1834 | ||||
| 1835/02/00 | By February, temporary chambers and committee rooms are available for occupation and a government competition commences to design a new Houses of Parliament on the ruined site. | Palace of Westminster Fire, 1834 | ||||
| 1836/02/00 | Charles Barry | Architect | Charles Hanbury-Tracy's Royal Commission awards Charles Barry the contract to design a Gothic-style palace. Barry receives a prize of 1500 pounds. | |||
| 1856/09/16 | Truman O Angell | Visitor | Truman Angell and Brother Kelsey tour the new Houses of Parliament. Truman found the building so burdened with ornaments it became sickening. | Truman O Angell's Tour of British Isles | ||
| 1858/00/00 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Manufacturer | Big Ben is cast for the Palace of Westminster, this is the largest bell ever cast at Whitechapel, weighing 13.5 tons. To this day, a cross-section of the bell surrounds the entrance door to the foundry. |
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| Turret From Houses Of Parliament |
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| Particulars for Palace of Westminster: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Use | Capital Building |
| Architectural Style | English Gothic Revival |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Category for Historic Use | Government |
| Historic Use | Government Office |
| Area of Significance | Law, Legal System |
| Occupation | Member of UK Parliament |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| mechanism | Timepiece, clock |
| Structure Type | Tower |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| London, View of the Thames in the Evening | Painting | Oskar Kokoschka | "London, View of the Thames in the Evening" is from the 8th floor of the Savoy Hotel, Strand, London. The View of the Thames stretches from Waterloo Bridge to Big Ben at The Palace of Westminster. | |
| The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834 | Painting | J M W Turner | View of the Old Palace of Westminster from the south bank of the River Thames, south of the Westminster Bridge | |
| Time Is (poem) | Poem | Henry van Dyke |
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Too Slow for those who Wait,Too Swift for those who Fear,Too Long for those who Grieve,Too Short for those who Rejoice;But for those who Love,Time is not.
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