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Palace of Westminster Collection (page 4)

One of the most recognised buildings in the world, the history of The Palace of Westminster, more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, spans over 900 years from the Anglo-Saxons to the present

185 items

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: British Parliamentary Building

British Parliamentary Building
The Palace of Westminster, better known today as the Houses of Parliament, is the oldest royal palace in London, a world heritage site and one of most recognized buildings in the world

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Parliamentary Heights

Parliamentary Heights
The Palace of Westminster, better known today as the Houses of Parliament, is the oldest royal palace in London, a world heritage site and one of most recognised buildings in the world

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Bridge and buildings on urban river

Bridge and buildings on urban river

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Ornate buildings on urban river

Ornate buildings on urban river

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Houses of Parliament lit up at dusk

Houses of Parliament lit up at dusk

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Low angle view of clock tower

Low angle view of clock tower

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: King Edward Dies

King Edward Dies
1910: Crowds pay homage to King of Great Britain and Emperor of India Edward VII (1841 - 1910) as he lies-in-state at Westminster Hall, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Bridal Coach

Bridal Coach
26th April 1923: The bridal coach leaving Westminster Abbey, London, carrying The Duke of York (later King George VI) and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Coronation Stand

Coronation Stand
June 1902: Westminster Bridge with stands erected for the crowds. Big Ben can be seen in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Coronation Stands

Coronation Stands
June 1902: Stands erected for spectators for the coronation of Edward VII outside Westminster Abbey. Big Ben can be seen in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Pilgrim Fathers

Pilgrim Fathers
The Pilgrim Fathers leave Delfshaven in Rotterdam for America, July 1620. They stopped off in England and made the rest of the voyage in the Mayflower

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Westminster Fire

Westminster Fire
16th October 1834: The old Palace of Westminster on the north bank of the River Thames is destroyed by a conflagration. The site is now occupied by the Houses of Parliament

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Big Ben

Big Ben
circa 1922: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament viewed through an archway in Westminster, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament in London, circa 1820. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1834. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament in London, showing buildings on the south side of the New Palace Yard, 1805. The palace was largely destroyed by fire in 1834

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
The new Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament on the far side of the River Thames, circa 1850. Printed by G. J. Cox. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Fire In The House

Fire In The House
The Palace of Westminster on fire in 1834. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster, London, circa 1930. The timbered hammerbeam roof was constructed in the 14th century and adorned with carved wooden angels

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Powder Plot Cellar

Powder Plot Cellar
The crypt under the old Palace of Westminster where Roman Catholic conspirators stored 36 barrels of gunpowder in an attempt to blow up Parliament on 5th November 1605

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Palace of Westminster

Palace of Westminster
Westminster Bridge, London, with the Palace of Westminster and the clocktower of Big Ben in the background, circa 1889. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
Westminster Bridge, London, with the Palace of Westminster and the clocktower of Big Ben in the background, circa 1892. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Palace Of Westminster

Palace Of Westminster
Tugs and barges on the Thames by the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben, London, circa 1935. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Westminster

Westminster
circa 1865: The Palace of Westminster, London. (Photo by Negretti & Zambra/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge across the River Thames in London, with the Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament on the far side, circa 1790. From an aquatint by Farrington and Stadler

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Commons Cloisters

Commons Cloisters
circa 1920: The cloisters at the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Londons Burning

Londons Burning
16th October 1834: Fire consumes the medieval Palace of Westminster in London, as seen from Henry VIIs Chapel. The modern Houses of Parliament were then built on the site

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Whitehall

Whitehall
The government offices in Londons Whitehall as seen from St Jamess Park, with the Foreign Office and Treasury in front and Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey in the background

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Parliament Square

Parliament Square
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben seen from Parliament Square, London, circa 1897. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Snowy Christmas Eve

Snowy Christmas Eve
The statue of Lord Beaconsfield in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Parliament Square, London, 24th December 1938. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Westminster By Night

Westminster By Night
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben by night, London, 20th February 1974. (Photo by Ian Tyas/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Parliament Square

Parliament Square
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben seen from Parliament Square, London, circa 1907. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Big Ben

Big Ben
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben seen from Parliament Square, London, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Parliament Square

Parliament Square
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben seen from Parliament Square, London, circa 1900. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: District Line Works

District Line Works
circa 1868: Horses pulling carts do their share to assist the labourers during works of the Metropolitan District Railway on the Thames Embankment at Westminster

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Palace Yard

Palace Yard
Buildings on the east side of Palace Yard, Westminster, London, circa 1800. The third door on the right leads to the former court room, the Star Chamber, on the first floor of the building above

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Star Chamber

Star Chamber
A man reading in the former court room, the Star Chamber, at the Palace of Westminster, London, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Palace Of Westminster

Palace Of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster in London, seen from the east during the reign of King Henry VIII, circa 1540. Westminster Abbey is in the background. A perspective drawing by H. J

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Palace Of Westminster

Palace Of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, on the River Thames in London, 1584. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Inside St Stephen s

Inside St Stephen s
circa 1925: Inside St Stephenfs Tower, Westminster Palace, showing the 23 ft diameter clock-face of Big Ben, named after the bell weighing 13.5 tons

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: St Margarets Westminster

St Margarets Westminster
A view of the Anglican church of St Margaret s, Westminster on Parliament Square, London, circa 1897. Big Ben is on the left. St Margarets is the parish church of the House of Commons

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Around Big Ben

Around Big Ben
circa 1912: Traffic around Big Ben and the House of Commons in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Clock Inspection

Clock Inspection
1957: Mr King examining the clock face of Big Ben, in Clock Tower (the clock tower) of the Houses of Parliament, London. (Photo by Frank Martin/BIPs/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Big Ben

Big Ben
circa 1950: Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in London. The statue of Queen Bodicea is in the foreground

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Big Ben From The South Bank

Big Ben From The South Bank
A woman looking across the Thames towards the Palace of Westminster, London, circa 1955. (Photo by Nat Norman/Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: London From The Air the Palace of Westminster at lower right and County Hall at centre right

London From The Air the Palace of Westminster at lower right and County Hall at centre right
An aerial view over the Thames in London, with the Palace of Westminster at lower right and County Hall at centre right, circa 1950

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: London From The Air

London From The Air
An aerial view over the Thames in London, with the Palace of Westminster on the north bank (bottom) and County Hall on the opposite bank, August 1957. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Eleven O Clock

Eleven O Clock
3rd September 1939: Crowds looking up at Big Ben as it strikes the eleventh hour, the time of the expiration of Britains ultimatum to Germany. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imagePalace of Westminster Collection: Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge, London, with the Palace of Westminster and the clocktower of Big Ben in the background, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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