A late 19th century view of The Palace of Westminster seen from across the River Thames with Westminster Bridge in the foreground. The meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the UK it lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. After the original parliament buildings were destroyed by fire in 1834, the reconstructed buildings were designed in the English Perpendicular Gothic style of the 14th–16th centuries by the architect Charles Barry assisted by Augustus Pugin.
A late 19th century view of The Palace of Westminster seen from across the River Thames with Westminster Bridge in the foreground. The meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom it lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. After the original parliament buildings were destroyed by fire in 1834, the reconstructed buildings were designed in the English Perpendicular Gothic style of the 14th–16th centuries by the architect Charles Barry assisted by Augustus Pugin, a leading authority on Gothic architecture and style.
Size: 4410px × 3239px
Location: Houses of Parliament, City of London, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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