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 ...

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.

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.

Palace of Westminster tours are £27, £10-£20 concs. Speaker's House tours are £21, £14 concs, and only available to over-16s. Big Ben tours are £35, 20 concs, and only available to over-11s.

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 ...

Wall uncovered during Westminster restoration may mark original course of Thames Experts say the wall is likely to be at least 700 years old and is made from Kentish ragstone.