Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament)
Whitehall, north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster
London,
England,
SW1A 2PW,
United Kingdom
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This is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet. It is also famous for its bell tower which is the home of Big Ben.
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Landmark Trivia
- After a fire in 1834, the present Houses of Parliament were built over the next 30 years. They were the work of the architect Sir Charles Barry and his assistant Augustus Welby Pugin.
- The largest and most famous of the bells in the clock tower is Big Ben (officially The Great Bell of Westminster), which strikes the hour. Although Big Ben properly refers only to the bell, it is often colloquially applied to the whole tower.
- The palace contains around 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases and 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) of corridors.
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