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Hace 4 días · The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
- 112,476 m² (1,210,680 sq ft) (internal)
- 1987 (11th session)
- 1016 and later
Hace 4 días · The western towers of Westminster Abbey, London, completed c. 1745 under the direction of Sir Nicholas Hawksmoor. (more) Westminster Abbey , London church that is the site of coronations and other ceremonies of national significance.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hace 6 días · Attendance at our special services is usually by invitation only, but for some of them, you can apply for free tickets. Please check the listings below for details. A Service to Commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale. Wednesday, 15th May 2024. 6.30pm - 7.30pm.
Hace 3 días · Choral services. Sung prayer has been offered in Westminster Abbey nearly every day for over a thousand years. Today, services are sung daily during term time by the world-renowned Choir of Westminster Abbey, and by visiting choirs when the Abbey Choir is in recess.
Hace 4 días · The oldest tomb in this chapel is that of Simon de Langham, who was a monk, prior, and afterwards Abbot of Westminster, Archbishop of Canterbury, and a cardinal. He died in 1376. The monument is of the altar form, with the sides adorned with quatrefoils and shields of arms, and on it lies an effigy of the archbishop, robed and mitred; it was formerly surmounted with a wooden canopy.
Hace 2 días · A block of buildings of great magnitude, called Westminster Chambers, having a frontage of about 450 feet, stands immediately opposite the Hotel, and with it forms a striking entrance to this great street. The building contains about 530 rooms, disposed on the basement, ground, first, second, third, and fourth floors.
Hace 1 día · Completed in 1903, Westminster Cathedral is a Catholic Cathedral like no other. Itself a supreme achievement of art, the Cathedral is home to many distinguished works of artistic merit including hundreds of beautiful mosaics and Stations of the Cross produced by renowned English sculptor Eric Gill.
