The Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom- the Houses of Lords and the House of Commons. It lies on the north ban of the River Thames.
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell.
The clock tower holds the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world and is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower. Big Ben celebrated its 150th anniversary May 31, 2009.
Big Ben has become one of the most prominent symbols of both London and England, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.
Kevin trying to peak into the Houses of Parliaments.
The Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey is a large Gothic church, in the City of Westminster located just west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British, and later still monarchs of the Commonwealth realms.
Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal charter os Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign.
Since 1100, there have been at least 16 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey, The First on November 11, 1100 being King Henry I of England was married to Matilda of Scotland. The final on April 29, 2011 being Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, grandson of Elizabeth II, was married to Miss Catherine Middleton
Abe Lincoln in Parliament Sqaure, a copy of Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Lincoln Park, Chicago. It was unveiled in 1920, and was installed to commemorate 100 years of peace between Britain and the the United States after the the War of 1812.
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Kevin & Amanda
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