Victoria Tower by cfulton

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on Mar 04, 2012

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The Palace of Westminster features three main towers. Of these, the largest and tallest is the 98.5-metre (323 ft) Victoria Tower, which occupies the south-western corner of the Palace. Called "King's Tower" at the time, in honour of the then-reigning monarch, William IV, the tower was an integral part of Barry's original design, of which he intended it to be the most memorable element. The architect conceived the great square tower as the keep of a legislative "castle" (echoing his selection of the portcullis as his identifying mark in the planning competition), and used it as the royal entrance to the Palace and as a fireproof repository for the archives of Parliament. The Victoria Tower was re-designed several times, and its height increased progressively; upon its completion in 1858, it was the tallest secular building in the world. At the base of the tower is the Sovereign's Entrance, used by the monarch whenever entering the Palace to open Parliament or for other state occasions. ~ Wikipedia ~ This was taken from Lambeth Bridge (at low tide!). Clive

Comments (17)

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awjay

2:43PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

doing the lambeth walk

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qrud

3:17PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

Wonderful picture of London.

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kgb224

3:30PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

Superb capture Clive. God Bless.

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bmac62

3:54PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

Superb Clive...iconic.

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m_j_s

4:11PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

Very nice angle for this shot, works very well!

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THROBBE

7:00PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

Super capture!!!

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Faemike55

7:17PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

Very cool shot

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MrsRatbag

7:50PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

What a beauty of a shot; so much wonderful detail on this building!

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auntietk

9:14PM | Sun, 04 March 2012

I love the detail of all the fancy bits. Wonderful image!

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jayfar

1:11AM | Mon, 05 March 2012

A superb clear shot of these London must sees Clive.

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DamirCizmok

5:30AM | Mon, 05 March 2012

Interesting story with realy good photo.

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durleybeachbum

8:09AM | Mon, 05 March 2012

Excellent!

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debbielove

9:17AM | Mon, 05 March 2012

It doesn't matter fro which angle you look at it, or how far away, this is one of the few instantly recognisably buildings in the world! Actually beautiful in sunlight! Shame its full of wasters.... Fabulous shot Clive! Rob

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