Palace Westminster facts
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700 years ago, bringing weaponry into the houses of parliament was made illegal. To this day, there are still hooks where MPs can hang their swords if they, for whatever reason, entered the Palace of Westminster armed.
how old is the palace of westminster?
Surveyors have found that the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster( BIG BEN ) has developed a tilt. Experts says even though the tilt is visible to the naked eye, at its current speed, it would take some 4,000 years to reach the angle of the Leaning Tower of PISA.
What is the palace of westminster?
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who lives at westminster palace?
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You legally can't die in the Palace of Westminster if you're a commoner. Your death is recorded as having taken place at St Thomas's Hospital.
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The cellars of the Palace of Westminster (where the two houses of Britain’s Parliament sit) are searched for bombs before the State Opening of Parliament. The search is a result of the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow it up in 1605. The Yeomen who search are paid with a small glass of port wine.
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In 1838 he was on the commission to select the stone for the Palace of Westminster.
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In 1974 an MP 'voted' from the back of an ambulance on-site at the Palace of Westminster. A whip invoked the principle of "nodding through" because although the member was unconscious, medical equipment indicated the member was not in-fact dead. This vote broke a 310-310 tie.
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The Sex Pistols tried to play the anti-monarchist "God Save the Queen" on a boat on the Thames, near the Palace of Westminster, on the Queen's 25th anniversary. However, they were arrested when they docked.
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Before Queens's annual speech, the cellars in the Palace of Westminster are searched to prevent another "Gunpowder plot" - a 1605 failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament
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Technically "Big Ben" refers to the Great Bell inside the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. The tower itself is called the Elizabeth Tower, formerly just the Clock Tower.
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In 1834 Most of Westminster Palace was destroyed in a fire
