Big Ben is actually a part of London’s Houses of Parliament, namely the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The oldest part of Parliament is a portion called Westminster Hall. The walls to this part of the building were built in 1097. The palace has known fire in 1834, in which it had to be almost completely rebuilt, and some destruction from the bombings of WWII.
The architecture is absolutely beautiful!
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Pepper Basham writes Blue Ridge romances sprinkled with grace and humor. She is a regular contributor of Christian Fiction Online Magazine and blogger at The Writer's Alley. A mom of five, speech-language pathologist, crazy-hat wearer, and lover of chocolate, you can find her chatting about life or giving book reviews on her personal blog, Words Seasoned with Salt. Pepper is represented by the classy and prolific Rachel McMillan of the William K Jensen Literary Agency
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Big Ben is actually a part of London’s Houses of Parliament, namely the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The oldest part of Parliament is a portion called Westminster Hall. The walls to this part of the building were built in 1097. The palace has known fire in 1834, in which it had to be almost completely rebuilt, and some destruction from the bombings of WWII. 
