Palace of Westminster, London, England by danapommet
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Starting from the far right, you can see the Clock Tower best known as Big Ben. The middle is the Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament and is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament, of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, in the heart of the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the historic Westminster Abbey and the government buildings of Whitehall and Downing Street.
Victoria Tower is the square tower, on the left, at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster, facing south and west onto Black Rod's Garden. At 323 feet (98.5 meters), it is slightly taller than the more famous Clock Tower. It houses the Parliamentary Archives, on 12 of the 14 floors. A sharp eye might notice the towers, above the trees, on the left side. That would be the western facade of Westminster Abby. Rain and more fog today. Info from Wikipedia. 1995 photo taken from Lambeth Place Road and scanned. Zoom will show off the grainy photo.
Thanks for stopping by my gallery, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (33)
Faemike55
for some reason one of the Beatles' song comes to mind and a line in it, 'Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall' great capture Dana
kbrog
Wonderful view and capture! :)
mickeyrony
like the short side of the genre classic of England without of charms of course. Congratulations again and many thanks for sharing ((5 + +)) J'aime bien le petit côté snob genre de l'angleterre et sans être dépouvue de charmes bien sur . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager ((5++))
goodoleboy
OMG, I hadn't noticed it before, but the background is dominated by a series of sharp spires, prominently contasted against the grey sky, Dana. Stellar drab British ambience displayed in this photo.
mgtcs
Ohhh.....Such a beautiful place my friend, this is the most amazing capture Dana, loved it very much! Thank you for sharing!
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful view here the full place at distance love it
eekdog
wonderful shot indeed dana, thanks for sharing.
Lashia
Awesome view and capture- thanks for sharing! :)
Selina Photography™
kagemusha77
Superb shot here, great pov, it brings out the very flavor of London, great work!
rbowen
Very good photo!!
Katraz
This brings back memories of Fish and chips, on the way home from a London show we would stop on the embankment to eat them before finishing our trip home.
durleybeachbum
I see Smiley in the foreground. I love those high seats.
jayfar
A super shot despite the rain Dana and a great POV.
rainbows
Classic capture of the Palace of Westminster, dear Dana. A beautiful work. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
Feliciti
wonderful view with all details !! great capture :)
dakotabluemoon
Awesome capture of this piece of history love it.
dochtersions
You've captured all of this in one shot, how amazing that is, Dana. As a great panorama. It's very impressing, Dana.
njb2000
Nice shot from the south bank I kind of miss London sometimes!
jendellas
Lovely shot, looks amazing!!!
bobrgallegos
Awesome view and great information!!
m_j_s
Wonderful POV for this shot, pity the weather was just so totally British:)!
Erestorfan
It all just looks so elegant...beautiful!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful wiev and great scenery in thi very beautiful picture, Dana !Interesting info !
sandra46
BEAUTIFUL RIVERSCAPE
flavia49
beautiful capture!
MrsRatbag
You're a great tour guide, Dana; wonderful shot and information!
npauling
A beautiful capture of this lovely famous scene. It is marvellous architecture isn't it.
Richardphotos
every time I hear of Big Ben,I think of Rodger Miller's song.beautiful landscape
blondeblurr
We are very lucky to have you - showing us the other side of an architectural feat, which we may never see - us tourists in computer chairs! ;-) Who knows ? maybe one fine day ? but you can keep those miserable looking skies, we are spoiled by and I am used to the sun ... you may well ask: 'what is that?' ;-( none-the-less, thanks for sharing this Dana, BB
qrud
A very impressive, even the street lights.