#Houses of Parliament

[twoseparatecoursesmeet]

The Houses of Parliament, 1954

Albert Flint

[huariqueje]

Houses of Parliament from St Thomas Hospital at Night -  Hubert Arthur Finney, n/d.

British, 1905-1991

Oil on board , 15 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. 40 x 54.5 cm.

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

Britain’s new Labour government said on Wednesday it would build a Holocaust memorial and learning center next to the Houses of Parliament in London, committing to a longstanding pledge dogged by controversy.

So what? There is increasing pressure for the British government to reward Hamas by recognizing a Palestinian state. Great Britain is no longer a safe country for Jews. Not only will a Holocaust memorial will not change that, but it's sure to be repeatedly vandalized by Great Britain's growing legions of Jew haters.

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Parliament

Did you know? A level called Parliament was cut from MediEvil 2. The level was set to feature the iconic Houses of Parliament, including Westminster Bridge and Big Ben. A rough version of the level map appears in the MediEvil II 0.19 build.

Find out more about Parliament on Gallowpedia!

[sometimeslondon]

The Palace of Westminster

[historyfiles]

The staggeringly ambitious plan for 5 November 1605 was to blow up the Houses of Parliament during its next opening ceremony, killing not only the king but England's lords, bishops, and judges.

[domonicriley]

Why is modern architecture so ugly?

Is it a desire to be different? A hatred of classical styles? A want to separate your designs from previous eras? Or is it that we've become so detached from beauty we can't recognise it anymore?

If the Romans, Tudors, Victorians, and so on, could make such beautiful, awesome buildings centuries ago, why do we have to settle for concrete and stainless steel blocks today?

The startling difference between the Palace of Westminster and the Scottish parliament building is a perfect example of everything wrong with modern architecture. Built 250 years ago, Westminster is in many ways almost timeless in its design, and possesses the kind of majesty such a building should. The Scottish parliament, by comparison, is a blunt concrete box. What will it look like in a couple of centuries, if it even lasts that long? I can't see how this is supposed to be progress.

If architecture is a reflection of the era and society it was built in, then what does this say about our own?

[thequietabsolute]

The Burning of the Houses of Parliament

J. M. W. Turner

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[castelnou]

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

An early English autochrome of the Houses of Parliament taken 106 years ago (1918) by Herbert Young.

It is in original colour and not colourised.

— @StuartHumphryes via X

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Probably not the best idea to visit the capital on the day of the Euro Finals, but it provided some entertainment 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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[fvckandkill-20]

Westminster :)

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In October 1936, Ellen Wilkinson led 200 unemployed men on a march from the town of Jarrow in Tyneside, north-east England. Eighty per cent of the workforce in the steel and shipyard town were unemployed; child mortality was double the national average. The unemployed men marched nearly 300 miles to the House of Commons, with a 12,000-name petition, begging for help.

Official trade unions refused to support the march, and the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin would not meet them. After the marchers delivered the petition, it was promptly lost – the matter was not debated in the Houses of Parliament, and the government offered no assistance. It was a dramatic demonstration of the indifference of the wealthy men and women in government to the want and despair of the working classes.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[slack-wise]

Bonfire Night in the UK

Video at link.