112. Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament). London, England. Charles Barry and Augustus W. N. Pugin (architects). 1840–1870 C.E. Limestone masonry and glass.

• Form
  • Bare walls were probably decorated with tapestries
  • Windows placed high up, surrounded by Romanensque arches
  • Hammerbeam style roof; made of oak; beam curve to meet in the center of the ceiling like a corbelled arch
• Function
  • Meant for grand ceremonial occasions: coronations, feasts
  • Later used as a law court to dispense justice
• Context
  • Started under William II as the largest hall in England at the times
  • Roof remodeled under Richard II
  • Original roof has been replaced; the re is debate icer how the roof was vaulted, perhaps with beams that came down to the floor, denoting a main aisle and two side aisles
  • Richard II also placed six statues og kingd st onr enterance, along with his emblems
  • When the old House of Parliament were burned to the ground, this remaining building was the last vestige of the medieval parliament, and served as inspiration fot the new Houses of Parliament