PALACE OF WESTMINSTER


Meaning of PALACE OF WESTMINSTER in English

the official name of the British Houses of Parliament (2). Its full name is the New Palace of Westminster , since it was built after the Old Palace of Westminster was destroyed in a fire in 1834. Parliament used to meet in the Old Palace, which was first built for Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. The Palace of Westminster was made a World Heritage Site in 1987.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.