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 The Houses of Parliament, also known as The Palace of Westminster,
is not only the home of the UK Parliament, it is also a royal palace
and former residence of great kings.
This impressive Gothic Palace was built in the late 19th century by
Sir Charles Barry to replace the original ancient buildings, which
were almost completely destroyed by fire in 1834.
The layout of the Palace is a marvel, with its existing buildings
containing nearly 1,200 rooms, 100 staircases and well over 3
kilometres (2 miles) of passages.
The Palace comprises many famous
sites including the green coloured House of Commons Chamber and the
red coloured House of Lords Chamber where all political decisions
are made to this day. It also includes the famous Clock Tower Big
Ben.
See also
Guy fawkes :)-
Avebury
Dartmoor Roman bath Stonehenge
Big Ben
Nelsons Cliffs Dover
Hadrian's Wall
Parliament
Lands End
Shakespeare
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