Aerial Photo Gallery of the River Thames from Source to Estuary / River_Thames072 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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