Title

Palace of Westminster, c1990-2010

Caption

Palace of Westminster, City of Westminster, London, c1990-2010. The Houses of Parliament including the ' Big Ben ' clock tower . A view from the south bank of the river Thames at night with reflection in the water. The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Built in 1016, demolished in 1834 (due to fire) and rebuilt 1840-70 in Perpendicular Gothic Revival, it is a Grade I listed building and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Architecture by Sir Charles Barry assisted by Augustus Pugin, owned by Queen Elizabeth II in right of the Crown.

Date

1990

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B34_272

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,8Mb) / 15,8in x 12,3in / 4726 x 3698 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel skyline river building buildings London England River Thames Thames landmark architecture politics country reflection British geography English palace Westminster location century Houses of Parliament Britain blue sky concept reflected 21st century tourist attraction world heritage site Nineties 19th century perpendicular Neo-Gothic UNESCO Gothic Revival 20th century nineteenth century Palace of Westminster Victorian Gothic historic tourism City of Westminster English Heritage 11th century 1990s 2000s decade geographical feature TGN copyspace Charles Listed Building Eleventh Century Queen Elizabeth II English Heritage Unknown Queen of Great Britain Queen of Britain (Windsor) Elizabeth II Elizabeth II Alexandra Mary Sir Charles Barry Barry Sir Charles Charles Barry Pugin Augustus Charles Pugin Augustus Charles Grade I houses of westminster 2010s Sir Charles Barry Augustus Charles Pugin Queen Elizabeth II