Norman Shaw Buildings
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The Norman Shaw Buildings are a pair of buildings in Westminster, London, overlooking the River Thames. The buildings were designed by the architects Richard Norman Shaw and John Dixon Butler, between
Norman Shaw North (right) and South (left) Buildings
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Palace of Westminster
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The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is colloquially known as the Houses of Parliament after the House of Common
Norman Shaw Buildings
…1967, but since 1979 have been used as parliamentary offices and have been named Norman Shaw North and South Buildings, augmenting limited space in the Palace of Westminster. The buildings are in banded red brick and white portland stone on a granite base in the Victorian Romanesque style, and are located upon Victoria…
Palace of Westminster as seen from Westminster Bridge
North Front detail, Palace of Westminster
J. M. W. Turner watched the fire of 1834 and painted several canvases depicting it, including The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (1835).
The old chamber of the House of Commons was in use between 1852 and 1941, when it was destroyed by German bombs in the course of the Second World War.