People line up near St. Paul’s Cathedral to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 16. AP. The 180-year-old Yorkstone floors are the oldest surviving feature of the original Palace of ...

The Palace of Westminster, with its cinematic Big Ben clock, set beside the River Thames, is a survivor — of epic fire, ... The original medieval palace mostly burned down in 1834, ...

Westminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site – which also comprises the small medieval Church of ...

The Palace of Westminster is due to undergo a refurbishment and the original designs for its ventilation system are still relevant today. How the Palace of Westminster gets rid of all that hot air ...

Standing proud on the left bank of the River Thames, the Palace of Westminster is one of London’s most iconic landmarks. The Gothic-style building and its towers, including the famous Elizabeth ...

Commissioned by King William II, the son of William the Conqueror, the hall was built in 1097 and is one of the few surviving parts of the original Palace of Westminster. Above: The hall today.

The first major change to the Palace after the Norman invasion was the building of a new, magnificent hall between 1097 and 1099 by the second son of William the Conqueror, William II (known as ...

Although some of the old palace remained, by 1835 there was a general consensus that the opportunity for a brand new building was too good to miss. A Royal Commission was set up, and an open ...

Despite a fire which destroyed the original Palace of Westminster and the dropping of a dozen German bombs in 1941, the hall still stands as a proud reminder of British history.

The remains of a medieval stone wall likely to be at least seven centuries old may have been found under the Palace of Westminster, experts have said. Sunday, 16 February 2025.