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    The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses...
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    striking clock with five bells. The clock tower is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and was originally known simply as the Clock...
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  • The history of the Palace of Westminster began in the Middle Ages – in the early eighth century – when there was an Anglo-Saxon church dedicated to St...
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    landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural...
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    peculiar – a Church of England church, accountable directly to the sovereign – by Elizabeth I. The abbey, the Palace of Westminster and St. Margaret's...
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    The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its...
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    Westminster Hall is a large medieval great hall which is part of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It was erected in 1097 for William II ("William...
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    providing officers (armed and unarmed) to protect the Palace of Westminster, which contains the Houses of Parliament; it protects government ministers and...
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  • this file? See media help. The Westminster Quarters, from its use at the Palace of Westminster, is a melody used by a set of four quarter bells to mark each...
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    Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey. The church was founded in the...
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    area of central London, including most of the West End. Many London landmarks are within the borough, including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey...
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    same colour as the leather seats in the House of Commons which is on the side of the Palace of Westminster nearest to the bridge, but a natural shade similar...
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    State Opening of Parliament. Sir Charles Barry's Palace of Westminster, more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, has an enfilade of three Royal...
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    yards (370 metres) south-east of the Palace of Westminster, which houses Parliament, on the opposite bank. Close to Westminster and the City, the estate was...
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    reputation of the Palace of Westminster is as the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, it is also officially a royal residence. While the palace has...
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    monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been...
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    March 2017, a terrorist attack took place outside the Palace of Westminster in London, seat of the British Parliament. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Briton...
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    Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster in London. Parliament possesses legislative supremacy and thereby...
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    head of state who is separate from the head of government. The term derives from the Palace of Westminster, which has been the seat of the Westminster Parliament...
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    St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which...
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    New Palace Yard is a yard (area of grounds) northwest of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, England. It is part of the grounds not open...
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    status of a megacity. London has four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the combined Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and...
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    The Palace of Westminster, the medieval royal palace used as the home of the British parliament, was largely destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834. The...
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    Old Palace Yard is a paved open space in the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It lies between the Palace of Westminster to its north and...
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    the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, part of the Palace of Westminster complex in Westminster, Central London. Churchill is depicted mid-stride...
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    State Opening takes place in the House of Lords chamber within the Palace of Westminster on the first day of the new parliamentary session. This traditionally...
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    Augustus Pugin (category Architects of cathedrals)
    Gothic Revival style of architecture. His work culminated in designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, and its renowned...
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    the Battle of Tewkesbury. Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster, London, the only son of Henry VI of England and his wife, Margaret of Anjou. At...
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    bank from the Palace of Westminster, which was located nine miles (14 km) to the north-east. It was erected in about 1501 by Henry VII of England, formerly...
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  • Grace and favour (category Monarchy of the United Kingdom)
    Gardens, Westminster – official ministerial residence; usually for the Foreign Secretary Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster, Westminster – official...
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