Find out how the palace of Westminster came to be at the centre of English political and religious power. Follow the dramatic twists of fate that left their impressions on the buildings themselves ...

Much of the Palace of Westminster dates back to the 19th century, and the building is showing its age. It hasn’t had a major renovation since after World War II, when large parts of it were rebuilt ...

Because the Palace of Westminster, built on Thorney Island, an eyot in Thames, is falling apart. Not falling down (though the Victoria Tower leans 22mm to the north-west) but apart. It is an ...

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Barely a mile away is another palace down on its luck – the Palace of Westminster. Its present condition is even more desperate than Buckingham Palace. It is infested with rats and riddled with ...

The writer is director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and a former MP The Palace of Westminster was always conceived as a work of art. For its architects, Augustus Pugin and Charles Barry ...

her coffin traveled from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where the public can pay their respects for five days, 24 hours a day. The coffin rests on a raised platform in the middle ...

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has left Buckingham Palace and is now placed in Westminster Hall where her remains will lie in state for four days. People in the crowd cheered when ...

Avoid bringing big bags According to government advice, “You are only permitted to bring one small bag per person into the Palace of Westminster. It must be smaller than 40cm x 30cm x 20cm ...