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HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND BIG BEN PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, WESTMINSTER, LONDON SW1A 0AA Phone: 020 7219 4272 |
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Edward the Confessor had the original palace built in the eleventh century. The British parliament is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom. The Palace of Westminster consists of the House of Commons (elected) and the House of Lords(not elected- hereditary and nominated). Big Ben, one of Londons famous landmarks is found at the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben is not the clock tower but the thirteenth bell which strikes the hour. It is counterweighted with old pennies!
Parliamentary government in the United Kingdom is based on a two-chamber system. The House of Lords (the upper House-not elected) and the House of Commons (the lower house-elected at least every 5 years) sit separately and are constituted on entirely different principles. The legislative process involves both Houses - the Commons and the Lords. The main functions of Parliament are to: examine proposals for new laws, provide, by voting for taxation, the means of carrying on the work of government, scrutinise government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure and to debate the major issues of the day. Our discount hotels near Houses of Parliament London are specially selected with guaranteed low internet rates for all our England and UK hotels. You will find hotels near Houses of Parliament that you can book online easily and securely. From a cheap hotels near Houses of Parliament , to 4 and 5 star hotels near Houses of Parliament with special offers, you are sure to find the best hotel accommodation near Houses of Parliament for your stay in London. London hotels near Houses of Parliament and Big Ben with online reservations The Trafalgar Hilton, 12 Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square, London SW1A 2TS Thistle Royal Horseguards Hotel, 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ Best Western Corona Hotel, 87-89 Belgrave Road, near Pimlico Underground Station, London SW1V 2BQ Comfort Inn Victoria, 18-24 Belgrave Road, Victoria, London SW1V 1QF Quality Hotel Westminster, 82-83 Eccleston Square, Victoria, London SW1V 1PS Express by Holiday Inn London Victoria, 106 - 110 Belgrave Road, Victoria, London SW1V 2BJ Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge, 17-25 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 9NU Crowne Plaza London St James, 45 Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London SW1E 6AF Quality Hotel Westminster, 82-83 Eccleston Square, Westminster, London SW1V 1PS More hotels |
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