File:Houses of Parliament QE1 12.jpg
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Original caption: The Houses of Parliament, Westminster. This beautiful view shows the river-frontage of the Parliament Houses at Westminster- the home of the greatest Representative Assembly in the world, the "Mother of Parliaments," from which have sprung the great Legislative Assemblies that rule the self governing Colonies of the British Empire. In the foreground lies Westminster Bridge, on the left is seen the tall square mass of the Victoria Tower, on the summit of which flies the Union Jack, properly placed in the centre of empire. On the right rises the graceful shaft of the Clock Tower The left-hand ponton of tbe building is devoted to the House of Lords; the right-hand portion to the Commons. The present Houses of Parliament were begun in 1840, from the designs of Sir Charles Barry, and have cost about L 3000,000. |
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| Source | The Queen's Empire. Volume 1. | ||
| Author | Various photographers | ||
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