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Parliamentary Estate

Coordinates:51°29′54.28″N0°7′32.28″W / 51.4984111°N 0.1256333°W /51.4984111; -0.1256333
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Location in England

Aerial view of the area of the Parliamentary Estate

TheParliamentary Estate is the land and buildings used by theParliament of the United Kingdom.

The most notable part of the Parliamentary Estate is thePalace of Westminster, where the chambers of bothhouses of Parliament (theCommons and theLords) are located.[1] The oldest part of the Palace of Westminster isWestminster Hall, the historic core of the building; the present-day Palace of Westminster was built after amajor fire in 1834 destroyed all of the palace except for Westminster Hall, theChapel of St Mary Undercroft, theCloisters and Chapter House of St Stephen's, and theJewel Tower.[2] The palace includes two courtyards, theOld Palace Yard andNew Palace Yard; the former dates to the time ofEdward the Confessor, while the latter was built in 1097 on the orders ofWilliam II (Rufus).[3]

The northern part of the Parliamentary Estate lies north ofBridge Street. It includes:

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  1. ^Other buildings on the Parliamentary EstateArchived 22 December 2015 at theWayback Machine, Parliament of the United Kingdom (accessed 16 December 2015).
  2. ^From the Tudors to the Great Fire of 1834 (accessed 1 April 2021).
  3. ^Old and New Palace Yards, Parliament of the United Kingdom (accessed 1 April 2021).
  4. ^Northern Estate, Parliament of the United Kingdom (accessed 1 April 2021).
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