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The Palace of Westminster at night seen from the south bank of the River Thames.

Victoria Tower and the House of Lords is on the left. The Clock Tower of Big Ben and the House of Commons is on the right. The spire left of centre is the 300ft ventilation chimney above the central lobby.

The twin towers with flag just visible in the background is Westminster Abbey.

Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 29 September 2004.

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DescriptionPalaceOfWestminsterAtNight.jpg

English: The Palace of Westminster at night seen from the south bank of the River Thames.
Victoria Tower and the House of Lords is on the left. The Clock Tower of Big Ben and the House of Commons is on the right. The spire left of centre is the 300ft ventilation chimney above the central lobby. The twin towers with flag just visible in the background is Westminster Abbey. Français : Le Palais de Westminster vu de la rive sud de la Tamise.
La Tour Victoria et la Chambre des Lords sont visibles à gauche. Big Ben et la Chambre des communes sont sur la droite. La tour au centre est la cheminée d'aération du lobby central. Les deux tours avec drapeaux visibles en arrière-plan appartiennent à l'Abbaye de Westminster.

parliament building: Palace of Westminster
Title	Palace of Westminster
Instance of	parliament building
Architect	Charles Barry, Jr. and Augustus Pugin
Inception	not applicable
Date of official opening	1342
Area	10 hectare
Part of	Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church
Significant event	conflagration (16 October 1834), redevelopment (1840) and bombardment (10 May 1941)
Occupant	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Located in the administrative territorial entity	City of Westminster

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Taken on 29 September 2004

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Photograph © Andrew Dunn, Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/

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Camera location	51° 30′ 02.11″ N, 0° 07′ 12.1″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	51.500587; -0.120029

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19:03, 9 Nov 2004 . . Solipsist (284969 bytes) (smoothed sky and fewer jpg artefacts)
15:40, 9 Nov 2004 . . Solipsist (246514 bytes) (smoothed sky)
18:36, 25 Oct 2004 . . Solipsist (260381 bytes)
22:49, 29 Sep 2004 . . Solipsist (276108 bytes) (The Palace of Westminster at night from the south bank of the River Thames.)

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