Aerial Photo Gallery of the River Thames from Source to Estuary / River_Thames071 Photographers : Adrian Warren and Dae Sasitorn Gallery 3: River Thames and London |
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Stand on the site of an
original royal palace built by King Canute, later rebuilt by Edward the
Confessor who also founded Westminster Abbey.
The palace remained the royal residence until Henry VIII moved to Whitehall.
Although the buildings have been burned and rebuilt several times through
their history they have been the meeting place for Parliament for centuries.
The tower of Big Ben is nearly 100 m tall and
the clock dials 7 m across. The great bell weighs 13.5 tons and was cast
in Whitechapel in 1858. |
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