1 November 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General, House of the Month, London
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Portcullis House (PCH) is an office building in
Westminster,
London,
England, that was commissioned in 1992 and opened in 2001 to provide offices for 213 members of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom and their staff. The public entrance is on the Embankment. Part of the
Parliamentary Estate, the building augments limited space in the
Palace of Westminster and surroundings.
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3 January 2020 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General, London, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage
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The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the
House of Commons and the
House of Lords, the two houses of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the
Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the
River Thames in the
City of Westminster, in
central London,
England. The Palace of Westminster has been a Grade I listed building since 1970 and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
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