WESTMINSTER PALACE

What is it? This is the place where the British people meet in two rooms of the United Kingdom Parlament: Lords’ room and Commons' room.
Where is it? It is placed in the north shore of Tamesis river, on the Westminster bay.
When was it built? It was rebuilt after a fire in 1834 by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin.
Characteristics: The building is divided into two parts: Commons’ House and Lords’ House. The green color belongs to the first ones, the red to the second ones. It contains more than a thousand rooms. The halls are elongated, decorated with pictures of 15 meters. There are details along visit: the roof, the walls, the furniture, the lamps and the works of art.
It is the place where they celebrate important meetings of State, the most important of which is the Parliament Opening Ceremony.
Its style is neogothic and it was built by Charles Barry.
Westminster palace includes many towers. The highest is Victory Tower, which measures 98.5 meters; the Central Tower measures 91 meters (it is the smallest one) and on the northwest the mos famous tower, Clock Tower, which measures 96 m.
Timetable:
The timetable for the free visit of the Commons’ Room is from Monday to Thursday, from 16.15, and Friday, at 10.00.
Parliamentary Discussion are on Monday, from 14.30 to 22.30; Tuesday and Wednesday from 11.00 to 19.30; Thursday until 18.30 and Friday from 09.30 to 15.00.
NOTE: Guided visits are from July to October.