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The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, watercolor 1834 Clore Gallery,
London
The Burning of the Houses Of Lords and Commons, 1834
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 1834 Tate gallery
Houses of Parliament: A
mixture of old and newer buildings on the north bank of the River Thames. The
fire of 1834 burned down most of the Palace of Westminster. The only part still
remaining from 1097 is Westminster Hall. The buildings replacing the destroyed elements
include Big Ben, with it's four 23 feet clock faces, built in a rich late gothic
style that now form the Houses of Commons and the House of Lords. These
magnificent buildings are still the subject of many paintings, including my own Parliament,
with the grand Westminster Abbey on their north.
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