Portcullis House (PCH) is an office building in Westminster, London, England, that was commissioned in 1992 and opened in 2001 to provide offices for 213 members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and their staff. The public entrance is on the Embankment. Part of the Parliamentary Estate, the building augments limited space in the Palace of Westminster and surroundings.
Portcullis House
Left to right: Portcullis House with the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower
Buildings on the site of Portcullis House (centre) in 1928
The main atrium of Portcullis House
A portcullis is a heavy, vertically closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications, consisting of a latticed grille made of wood and/or metal, which slides down grooves inset within each jamb of the gateway.
Portcullis at Desmond Castle, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland
The inner portcullis of the Torre dell'Elefante in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Double portcullis gates at Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt