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Palace of Westminster

meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in London, England, UK
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Palace of Westminster

Summary

Palace of Westminster is a parliament building[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of parliament_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,646 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Palace of Westminster is located in City of Westminster[3].
  • Palace of Westminster is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Palace of Westminster is on the body of water River Thames[5].
  • Palace of Westminster's instance of is recorded as parliament building[6].
  • Palace of Westminster's architect is recorded as Charles Barry, Jr.[7].
  • Palace of Westminster's architect is recorded as Augustus Pugin[8].
  • Palace of Westminster's architectural style is recorded as English Gothic architecture[9].
  • Palace of Westminster's architectural style is recorded as Perpendicular Gothic[10].
  • Palace of Westminster's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[11].
  • Palace of Westminster is part of Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church[12].
  • Palace of Westminster is used for parliament[13].
  • Palace of Westminster is used for official residence[14].
  • Palace of Westminster's Commons category is recorded as Palace of Westminster[15].
  • Palace of Westminster's occupant is recorded as Parliament of the United Kingdom[16].
  • Palace of Westminster comprises Big Ben[17].
  • Palace of Westminster comprises Westminster Hall[18].
  • Palace of Westminster's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3026779504[19].
  • Palace of Westminster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.499444444444, 'lon': -0.12416666666667}[20].
  • Palace of Westminster's significant event is recorded as conflagration[21].
  • Palace of Westminster's significant event is recorded as redevelopment[22].
  • Palace of Westminster's significant event is recorded as bombardment[23].
  • Palace of Westminster's significant event is recorded as assassination of Spencer Perceval[24].
  • Palace of Westminster's official website is recorded as https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/[25].
  • Palace of Westminster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palace of Westminster[26].
  • Palace of Westminster's Commons gallery is recorded as Palace of Westminster[27].

Body

Geography

Palace of Westminster is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of Westminster[3]. It is on the body of water River Thames[5]. It is part of it and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church[12].

Physical Characteristics

Palace of Westminster covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+10'}[28].

Designation and Status

Palace of Westminster's instance of is recorded as parliament building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palace of Westminster include Westminster system[30], a form of government[31].

Why It Matters

Palace of Westminster ranks in the top 1% of parliament_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,646 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Westminster system[30], a form of government[31].

Related Entities

Augustus Pugin City of Westminster Edward I of England Edward IV of England Edward of Westminster Edward, the Black Prince Elizabeth of York Henry III of England Margaret Tudor Matilda of Scotland River Thames Spencer Perceval United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Q1764432
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1764432, adds FactGrid ID"
  2. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "PalaceOfWestminster::7dt42"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "PalaceOfWestminster::7dt42"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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