The Palace of Westminster is the home of democracy in the United Kingdom. The palace contains both The House of Commons and The House Of Lords.
This is the Clock Tower, usually referred to as Big Ben. Big Ben is really the biggest bell in the belltower, called Big Ben. It weighs 13 tons, and is rung once a year to proclaim the arrival of the new year.
The Palace of Westminster was built in 1840 in neo-Gothic style by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin.
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