Palace Of Westminster stories:
Gordon Brown to recommend civil partnership ceremonies in parliament
Oct 19th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Gordon Brown will today recommend that civil partnership ceremonies should be allowed to be held in the Palace of Westminster as a symbol of parliament's commitment to gay marriage and tolerance.Michelle went to London and all she got was this lousy pic of Speaker
Jun 9th, 2009 - Mirror.co.uk
It's a downcast look that some would say Speakers volumes... Michelle Obama may be America's First Lady but she must have felt like a very minor dignitary yesterday after being given an...
London's Big Ben turns 150 years old on Sunday
May 31st, 2009 - CNN
Big Ben's distinctive bongs have been a part of the London scene for 150 years. Big Ben is the 14-ton bell inside the world's largest four-faced chiming clock, although most people use the name to describe the tower that houses it.
Big Ben's birthday a reminder of ding-dong over its creation
May 29th, 2009 - Times Online
Take a virtual tour of Big Ben One hundred and fifty years ago tomorrow, the great clock atop the Houses of Parliament began to keep time and became the symbol of political power — but also the focus of scandal...
MY 2nd HOME'S A TENT
May 21st, 2009 - Mirror.co.uk
A commuter who lives in a £30 tent while working in London has blasted greedy MPs over the expenses scandal. Philip Hanman camps in Epping Forest, Essex, after a 330-mile drive from Penzance...
Palace Of Westminster videos from YouTube:
3:56Big Ben (Palace of Westminster Clock Tower)
This is a brief history of the Palace of Westminster Clock Tower, also known as Big Ben.
10:47Dan Cruickshank explores the Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament (Part 2)
Dan Cruickshank continues his tour of the Palace of Westminster. Starting with the House of Commons, Dan moves to the high gothic style of the Speaker's House and Royal Apartment. Finally, its on to the medieval Westminster Hall.
9:46Dan Cruickshank explores the Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament (Part 5)
Dan Cruickshank reaches the Westminster Clock Tower containing the bell called Big Ben. Apart from being part of one of Britains iconic monuments, Dan explains what a Victorian achievement they really are. This is the final part.
10:59Dan Cruickshank explores the Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament (Part 1)
Dan Cruickshank explains what happened after the fire of 1834 destroyed the Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament. What we see today is designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin. Dan tours the Lords' side and Royal rooms in this, the first part of five.
Palace Of Westminster from WikiPedia:
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames[note 1] in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the government buildings of Whitehall.
The palace contains around 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases and 5 kilometres (3 mi) of corridors. Although the building mainly dates from the 19th century, remaining elements of the original historic buildings include Westminster Hall, used today for major public ceremonial events such as lyings in state, and the Jewel Tower.
Control of the Palace of Westminster and its precincts was for centuries exercised by the Queen's representative, the Lord Great Chamberlain. By agreement with the Crown, control passed to the two Houses in 1965. Certain ceremonial rooms continue to be controlled by the Lord Great Chamberlain.
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