AP The 180-year-old Yorkstone floors are the oldest surviving feature of the original Palace of Westminster, which was rebuilt after a fire in 1834.

It was also decided that the style of the new palace should be Gothic (or Elizabethan), and that it should be rebuilt upon the original Westminster site.

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. The structure, thought to be the original ...

Of the original palace, only the Jewel Tower and, within the Parliament buildings, Westminster Hall, remain.

The oldest building in the palace is Westminster Hall. Originally constructed in 1097, its famous hammerbeam roof has yawned over the great and good of British politics since the 14th century. Much of ...

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.