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. After that, it served as the home of Parliament, which had been meeting there since the thirteenth century. Was also destroyed by a fire. Construction of the building as we know it today started in 1840.
Westminster Abbey was built around 1045-1050 making it approximately 960 years old.
The original building was completed in 960AD and was then rebuilt in 1517.
The Palace of Westminster was built in the Victorian era and the architectural fashion at the time was to build mock Gothic buildings.
The Palace of Westminster is the alternative name for the Houses of Parliament and all British laws are debated and enacted from there.
The Palace of Westminster.
On the north bank of the river Thames in Central London. The Palace of Westminster is the official name for the building which contains the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
well first they were designing it to look like a palace
The Palace of Westminster is on Parliament Square.
Big Ben is at he eastern end of the Palace of Westminster.
Raleigh was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard at the Palace of Westminster on 29 October 1618, by order of King James I.
Raleigh was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard at the Palace of Westminster on 29 October 1618, by order of King James I.
The Palace of Westminster was built in the Victorian era and the architectural fashion at the time was to build mock Gothic buildings.
The Palace of Westminster is the alternative name for the Houses of Parliament and all British laws are debated and enacted from there.
Buckingham Palace is where the Queen resides when she is in London.
The Palace of Westminster.
Big Ben
The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster is the official name for what people often call 'Big Ben'.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom sits there.
Hampton Court Palace and the Palace of Westminster