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Wikipedia: The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the heart of the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the historic Westminster Abbey and the government buildings of Whitehall and Downing Street. The name may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace, a medieval building complex most of which was destroyed in 1834, and its replacement New Palace that stands today; it has retained the style and status of a royal residence, despite its actual use.
![[Le Parlement de Londres, Claude Monet, 1903, National Gallery of Art, Washington D]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Westminster_Parlement_s.jpg "Le Parlement de Londres, Claude Monet, 1903, National Gallery of Art, Washington D")
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![[The introduction of a new Member of Parliament, 1858]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lionel_de_Rothschild_HOC_s.jpg "The introduction of a new Member of Parliament, 1858")
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![[The assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812 in the lobby of the House of Commons]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Assassination_of_Spencer_Perceval_s.jpg "The assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812 in the lobby of the House of Commons")
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![[Westminster in the 16th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Westminster_16C_s.jpg "Westminster in the 16th century")
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![[The Palace of Westminster seen from east]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/London_Parliament_2007_1_s.jpg "The Palace of Westminster seen from east")
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![[More British Pakistanis are starting to become members in the Houses of Parliament]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Parliament_at_Sunset_s.jpg "More British Pakistanis are starting to become members in the Houses of Parliament")
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![[George IV's coronation banquet was held in Westminster Hall in 1821]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/George_IV_coronation_banquet_s.jpg "George IV's coronation banquet was held in Westminster Hall in 1821")
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![[The upper half of the Central Tower as viewed from the Victoria Tower Gardens, amid turrets and pinnacles]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Central_Tower_from_the_Victoria_Tower_Gardens_s.jpg "The upper half of the Central Tower as viewed from the Victoria Tower Gardens, amid turrets and pinnacles")
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![[A picture of Palace of Westminster]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Turner_The_Burning_of_the_Houses_of_Lords_and_Commons_s.jpg "A picture of Palace of Westminster")
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![[A detail from John Rocque's 1746 map of London]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/John_Roque_map_detail_2C_Palace_of_Westminster_s.jpg "A detail from John Rocque's 1746 map of London")
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![[Cromwell Green, outside Westminster Hall, is the site of Hamo Thornycroft's bronze statue of Oliver Cromwell,...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Statue_of_Oliver_Cromwell_outside_Palace_of_Westminster_s.jpg "Cromwell Green, outside Westminster Hall, is the site of Hamo Thornycroft's bronze statue of Oliver Cromwell,...")
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![[Concrete barriers restrict access to Old Palace Yard.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/National_security_parliament_arp_750pix_Clean_s.jpg "Concrete barriers restrict access to Old Palace Yard.")
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![[Central tower, Palace of Westminster]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Central_Tower_2C_Palace_of_Westminster_s.jpg "Central tower, Palace of Westminster")
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![[Sir Charles Barry conceived the winning design for the New Houses of Parliament and supervised its construction...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sir_Charles_Barry_by_John_Prescott_Knight_s.jpg "Sir Charles Barry conceived the winning design for the New Houses of Parliament and supervised its construction...")
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![[The fame of the Clock Tower has surpassed that of the Palace itself]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Big_Ben_2007_1_s.jpg "The fame of the Clock Tower has surpassed that of the Palace itself")
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![[Westminster Hall in the early 19th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Westminster_Hall_edited_s.jpg "Westminster Hall in the early 19th century")
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![[The Victoria Tower was the most conspicuous feature of Charles Barry's design for the New Palace of Westminster]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Victoria_Tower_from_Old_Palace_Yard_s.jpg "The Victoria Tower was the most conspicuous feature of Charles Barry's design for the New Palace of Westminster")
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