The building & its collections

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<img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-section-billboard/id_1170.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlSectionBillboard_imgMainBanner" alt=""/> <div id="content-small"> <a name="skipToContent"></a> <h1 id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_HeadingOne_ctlHeadingH1_h1Item"> The building & its collections </h1>  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p>The Palace of Westminster, or the Houses of Parliament as it is also known, has changed dramatically over the course of nearly a thousand years of history. Transformed from royal residence to the home of a modern democracy, the architecture and cultural collections of the Palace and the wider Parliamentary Estate have continually evolved, sometimes by design, sometimes through accident or attack.</p> </div>  <div class="tabs-wrapper parent"> </div> <div id="sub-landing-advanced"> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/">The Palace of Westminster</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1218.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>The intriguing and colourful history of the buildings that make up the Houses of Parliament. Spanning 900 years from the times of the Anglo-Saxon kings to the present day</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/estatehistory/">History of the Parliamentary estate</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/architecture/">Architecture of the Palace</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/big-ben/">Big Ben</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/westminsterhall/">Westminster Hall</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/other-buildings/">Other buildings on the Parliamentary Estate</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/other-buildings/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_554.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Increasing demand for space has meant the Parliamentary Estate now extends well beyond the Palace of Westminster. It includes the Norman Shaw buildings that were originally used by Scotland Yard, as well as buildings on Parliament Street and the most rece</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/other-buildings/normanshaw-parliament-st/">Norman Shaw and Parliament Street</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/other-buildings/portcullishouse/">Portcullis House</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/">Cultural collections</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1148.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Parliament holds a number of important historical collections. Items are collected or commissioned by Parliament because of their relevance to its work and the nation</p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/medals/">Medals and coins</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/">History of the Parliamentary Archives</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl02_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/memorials/">Memorials</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="panel"> <div class="local-module">  <h2>Related Information</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div class="itemImageWithTitle"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_hypLink"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-right-panel/id_1364.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlMainImageThumb_imgImageNoLink" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p> </p><div> <p>Explore the Parliamentary Art Collection that is displayed throughout the buildings of the Parliamentary Estate.</p> </div> </div>  <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlRelatedLinks_rptRelatedLinks_ctl00_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlRelatedLinks_rptRelatedLinks_ctl00_hypRelatedLink" rel="external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806/http://art.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/">Art in Parliament</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="local-module">  <h2>Houses of History</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div class="itemImageWithTitle"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl01_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_hypLink"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120104150806im_/http://assets4.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-right-panel/id_9594.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl01_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_ctlMainImageThumb_imgImageNoLink" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p><a href="/web/20120104150806/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/houses-of-history/">Watch this video</a> to experience one thousand years of history at the Palace of Westminster in just three minutes. 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