Last saturday, June 20th, it was my third day in London and we took a little field trip to the beautiful Palace of Westminster a.k.a the beautiful building that has Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. I got to take an audio tour that walked me through the Houses of Parliament explaining its history and beautiful interior design. Of course most of the tour did not allow for photos to be taken but as you can see from the photos that I was able to take, the inside of this Palace is absolutely amazing. Most of the images I took were from the second hallway that you enter called St. Stephen's Hall. St. Stephen's Hall is lined with statues of famous parliamentarians and paintings of the history of parliament. As you can see from the photos that I was able to take, this hallway had a lot of detail from the floor all the way to the ceiling. The rest of the Palace is amazing as well and if you ever get a chance to go on this tour DO IT, you will not regret it. The fact that this is still how the government in London is run fascinates me and I can honestly say if I lived in London I would probably be considering a different career path right about now. To walk into work everyday surrounded by so much history and incredible detail would be unreal. Everything about the design of this building is beautiful, inside and out. (fun fact: the term 'Parliament' comes from the French word 'parler' meaning to speak, sounds a lot like my last name so that's exciting)
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