...h are still used by the Royal family to receive and entertain guests on state and ceremonial occasions. Decorated in lavish fashion, they include paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto, Svres porcelain and some of the finest English and French furniture in the orld.Toer of LondonThe Toer is one of Londons most popular visitor attractions and forms a stunning backdrop to the river. The Toer of London came into existence folloing the Norman conquest 1066 and the need to colonise and defend England. Since then it has been used as a prison, palace, place of execution and a shocase for the Cron Jeels. INCLUDEPICTURE http.londonton.comlondonmapsblank.gif t MERGEFORMATINET After King Henry VIIIs break ith the Catholic Church it housed religious prisoners including to of Henry VIIIs six ives - Anne Boleyn and Catherine Hoard, both of hom ere beheaded on the scaffolds at Toer Green. Visitors can also see the Cron Jeels hich are still used by the Royal family today, the Yeoman arders Beefeaters ho have been protecting the toer since the fourteenth-century and the infamous ravens. Legend has it that Charles II as told that if the ravens left the Toer then the monarchy ould fall.London Eyehen the Millennium Commission announced their intention to build a Ferris heel that ould toer 50 metres above Big Ben, people ere understandably cynical. But the British Air London Eye turned out to be the finest ne attraction in London since Queen Victorias Great Exhibition. On busy summer days around 15,000 visitors take a flight. INCLUDEPICTURE http.londonton.comlondonmapsblank.gif t MERGEFORMATINET On a clear day, from the top of its 140 metre arc, you can see 25 miles in each direction. Take in the capitals greatest landmarks and seeping panoramas safely ensconced in a perfectly designed pod. INCLUDEPICTURE http.londonton.comlondonmapsblank.gif t MERGEFORMATINET Many Londoners have become regular users, reveling in this unique perspective of their city. eddings, business meetings, birthdays and family outings are regularly played out in the pods. INCLUDEPICTURE http.londonton.comlondonmapsblank.gif t MERGEFORMATINET For tourists it is an essential port of call relaxing, fascinating and inspiring, the Eye has become a definitive part of the London experience.Houses of ParliamentNo more commonly knon as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace of estminster began life as a royal residence in 1042 under Edard the Confessor. The major structure to survive various fires, estminster Hall, as built beteen 1087-1100 and is one of the largest medieval halls in Europe ith an unsupported hammerbeam roof. During the fourteenth-century the hall housed shops and stalls selling igs, pens and other legal equipment and the courts of la met there. Thomas More, Charles I and those accused of trying to blo up parliament 1605 ere all tried in estminster Hall. INCLUDEPICTURE http.londonton.comlondonmapsblank.gif t MERGEFORMATINET Folloing a fire in 1512, Henry VIII decided to abandon the palace and from this moment onards it became home to the to seats of parliament - the Commons and the Lords. Hoever, it as to suffer from another disastrous fire in 1834 and everything as lost except estminster Hall and the Jeel Toer. A competition as launched to redevelop the hole site. Sir Charles Barry as responsible for the mock gothic building that has become such a familiar landmark today including the Clock Toer that houses Big Ben, the bell that chimes on the hour, and is home to the largest clock face in the country. INCLUDEPICTURE http.londonton.comlondonmapsblank.gif t MERGEFORMATINET Members of the public can atch debates hen parliament is in session. You dont need tickets in advance, but may have to queue. For the chance to atch Prime Ministers Question Time, you ill need to obtain tickets in advance from a member of parliament British citizen or from your consulate or High Commission....
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