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Palatul Westminster, centrul politic al oraşului, a fost ridicat acum o mie de ani ca reşedinţă regală

După incendiul din 1834 care a distrus palatul, piaţa a fost reconstruită

Actualul Palat al Parlamentului a fost proiectat de Sir Charles Barry şi Augustin Welby Pugin

The houses of British Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, have met in the Palace of Westminster since around 1550.

A royal palace has been on the site for around 1,000 years, but most of what you see dates from the mid 19th century when the Palace was rebuilt after an 1834 fire destroyed the medieval buildings.

The oldest part of the Palace is Westminster Hall, built between 1097 and 1099 by William Rufus. Henry VIII was the last monarch to live there; he moved out in 1512.

Palatul Parlamentului ocupă trei hectare, are 1100 de camere şi 11 curţi interioare şi este sediul celor două camere ale Parlamentului: Camera Lorzilor şi Camera Comunelor

The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons

Din anul 1858 unul dintre turnurile Parlamentului adăposteşte cel mai cunoscut simbol al Londrei, ceasul pe care unii îl numesc Big Ben, spunănd că numele lui vine de la Benjamin Hall, cel care a condus lucrările de construcţie a clădirii

De fapt Big Ben este numele clopotului de 13,5 tone care bate la fiecare oră.

Big Ben is the bell in the Clock Tower (People often use "Big Ben" for the name of the clock tower itself). The bell was cast in 1858 and is said to be named either after the Commissioner of Works at the time, Benjamin Hall, or the champion heavyweight boxer Ben Caunt. The note from the bell is E. Big Ben weighs 13.8 tons (tones)

Jewel Tower, construit în anul 1336 pentru adăpostirea tezaurului lui Eduard III, este un supravieţuitor din vechiul palat

The Jewel Tower is one of only two surviving sections of the medieval royal Palace of Westminster, the other being Westminster Hall. It was built in 1365-1366 to house the private treasures of Edward III and its alternative name was the "King's Privy Wardrobe”

Turnul Victoria adăposteşte actele parlamentului votate începând cu anul 1497

At 98.5 metres (323 ft), it is slightly taller than the more famous Clock Tower at the north end of the Palace (96.3 metres (316 ft)). It houses the Parliamentary Archives in archive conditions meeting the BS 5454 standard, on 12 floors.

All 14 floors of the building were originally linked via a single wrought-iron Victorian staircase of 553 steps, of which five floors survive.

Primul palat a fost construit de Eduard Confesorul în anul 1042

The first royal palace was built on the site in the eleventh century, and Westminster was the primary London residence of the Kings of England until a fire destroyed much of the complex in 1512.

Buxton Memorial, ridicat pentru comemorarea abolirii sclaviei în coloniile britanice, a fost mutat în anul 1957 în grădinile Turnului Victoria

The Buxton Memorial Fountain is a memorial and drinking fountain in London, the United Kingdom, that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834.

The Palace is one of the centers of political life in the United Kingdom; "Westminster" has become a metonym for the UK Parliament, and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it.

Its Clock Tower, in particular, which has become known as "Big Ben" after its main bell, is an iconic landmark of London and the United Kingdom in general, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of parliamentary democracy.

The Palace of Westminster has been a Grade I listed building since 1970 and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

Lambeth bridgeWestminster bridge

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