There has been a Palace at Westminster since around 1016.
Very little of the medieval Palace survives.
Designed by Charles Barry and A.W.N Pugin, the current Palace was built between 1840 and 1870.
Pether shows the Palace during construction, with scaffolding at the top of the Victoria Tower.
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Oil painting by Henry Pether, 1857-8. Image courtesy of UK Parliament, Heritage Collections WOA 7115
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