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Westminster Hall is a large medieval great hall which is part of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It was erected in 1097 for William II ("William Rufus"), at which point it was the largest hall in Europe. [1] The building has had various functions over the years, including being used for judicial purposes from the twelfth to the ...
- Chief Mason
- The Roof's Features
- Complex and Dangerous
- Lanterns on The Roof
The work was largely undertaken by the King's chief mason Henry Yevele and the carpenter Hugh Herland. Yevele had been involved in nearly all the great building projects of the late 14th century, such as the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. He also built the Jewel Tower in 1365-66.
In redesigning the roof, Herland fashioned great oak beams to serve as horizontal supports fixed to the walls (which Yevele strengthened by massive buttresses). Wooden arches joined to the top of these beams met centrally in a span of 18 metres (60 feet) or more. Onto these arches the craftsmen built the slopes of the roof, with its weight borne by...
The construction of the roof was an exceedingly complex and dangerous operation, given the size and weight of the timber and the great heights they had to be lifted to (about 28 metres, or 92 feet). But the result, as we see it after nearly 600 years, is a vast, clear space unobstructed by a single column. The roof's timberwork was entirely framed ...
Two great lanterns on the ridge of the roof (to let smoke out and light and air in) were completed in 1397-98. The process of finishing the roof, including the decorative tracery, took somewhat longer, and was not quite complete when work stopped in 1401. Outside, the roof was covered with lead, weighing about 176 tons.
18 de ago. de 2020 · Westminster Hall is the oldest building in Parliament and virtually the only part of the ancient Palace of Westminster which survives in almost its original form. Find out more about its long history
10 min read. Westminster Hall in all its historic grandeur has throughout several centuries played host to some of the most significant moments in British history, most recently the lying-in-state of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Lying at the seat of power in London, it is the oldest building on the parliamentary estate, encapsulating ...
Ubicado a orillas del río Támesis, este majestuoso palacio alberga las dos cámaras del Parlamento británico: la Cámara de los Comunes y la Cámara de los Lores. En este artículo, exploraremos los antecedentes históricos, el diseño arquitectónico y los elementos destacados de este impresionante edificio.
Hace 3 días · Central Hall Westminster es un edificio catalogado de grado II que ha acogido algunos acontecimientos históricos, como el primer discurso público de la ONU en 1946 y el concierto anual de Nochevieja de la BBC. Te será difícil encontrar un lugar más especial en Londres; este recinto polivalente, con capacidad para más de 2000 personas ...
El palacio, que es uno de los cuatro lugares Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la ciudad de Londres, declarado por la Unesco en 1987, se encuentra situado en la orilla norte del río Támesis, en la ciudad de Westminster, cerca de varios edificios gubernamentales en Whitehall .
