Sir Alan said he thought the Palace of Westminster could be made more accessible to the public.
They are located to the east of the main Palace of Westminster complex, next to Portcullis House.
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is a complex of buildings in London.
The children sang at the traditional service in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster.
Control of the Palace of Westminster and its precincts was for centuries exercised by the Queen's representative, the Lord Great Chamberlain.
Emily Davison hid in the Palace of Westminster during the 1911 census.
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Thatcher's coffin had lain overnight at a chapel at the Palace of Westminster and was taken by hearse to the Church of St.
The Speaker lives in the Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster and presides over Commons debates dressed in a ceremonial black robe.
An official World War I artist, Brangwyn was commissioned in 1924 to paint the murals for the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster.
One option that has been firmly ruled out has been the idea of abandoning the Palace of Westminster entirely for a new-build parliament elsewhere.
These exertions are to no avail: nine out of ten people in the Palace of Westminster this spring are schoolchildren from France and Germany.
She has arrived at the Palace of Westminster amid much pageantry to perform the ceremony of the state opening of parliament in the House of Lords.
Crowds are expected to line the streets between the Palace of Westminster -- where her coffin will lie on the eve of the funeral -- and St.
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Ms Lumley was presented with a Powys gold kite award and a "certificate of appreciation for exemplary achievement" by the chairman of Powys council, Garry Banks, at the Palace of Westminster.
On Wednesday, Lady Thatcher's coffin will travel by hearse from the Palace of Westminster to the Church of St Clement Danes - the Central Church of the RAF - on the Strand.
As a mark of respect, the chimes of Big Ben, as the bell and clock tower by the Palace of Westminster are commonly known, were silenced for the duration of the proceedings.
Use of subsidised bars - open late, as they are not affected by licensing laws - is one of the perks of being an MP, peer or worker in the Palace of Westminster.
During the debate, Mr Halfon argued that charging for entry to the clock tower could lead to charges for visits to other parts of the Palace of Westminster during times when Parliament is sitting.
The politician said reports that the Sergeant-at-Arms had "banned" him from purchasing alcohol within the Palace of Westminster "appears entirely designed for public consumption and fuels misreports of my own alcohol consumption on the evening in question".
"All of us were out there campaigning for you and so all of us are now looking forward to you helping us back at this place, " Mr Clegg told him on the steps of the Palace of Westminster.
At the top is a new restaurant which offers visitors one of the greatest panoramas of London, past the pepperpot dome of the National Gallery, over Lord Nelson's shoulder in Trafalgar Square and on to the Palace of Westminster.
Like the Forth Bridge, the Palace of Westminster, with its cast iron Victorian roofs, its Neolithic heating systems and endless need for maintenance and repair will be crawling with builders and craftsmen rather than politicians - the institution it houses, though, is in unexpectedly good order.
The venue, built on the Palace Street site of the former Westminster Theatre, will open to the public in August.
The route of the royals' horse-drawn procession from Westminster to the finale at Buckingham Palace took in some of the capital's most famous landmarks, including Whitehall, Trafalgar Square and Admiralty Arch.
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Westminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture.
Nearly an hour after leaving Westminster Abbey, the newlywed pair appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace greeted by an adoring crowd.
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The palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the government buildings of Whitehall.
The course, which starts in southeast London, wends through the Canary Wharf business district and passes by some of the capital's most famous landmarks, including Tower Bridge and Westminster, before finishing near Buckingham Palace.
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