Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster was hit by German bombs on 14 separate occasions during the Second World War. Reconstruction work lasted until the 50's. Damage from the bombings are still visible at some locations within the palace, including above the entrance to the House of Commons.
Statues of Churchill, Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher are residing within the palace.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Department of State (2), Herry Lawford (3)
Nearby
Museum
- Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms - London
- Household Cavalry Museum - London
- London Scottish Regiment Museum - London
Point of interest
- Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - London
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- Sign Air Raid Shelter Lord North Street - London
Monument
- Battle of Britain Memorial Window - London
- Boer War Memorial Queen's Westminster Volunteers - Westminster
- Monument Winston Churchill - London
Cemetery
- Graves Westminster Abbey - London
- Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey - London
- Commonwealth War Grave Savoy Chapel - Westminster (London)
Remembrance Stone
Fortification
- Pillbox Clapham Junction - Battersea
- Pillbox Clapham Junction - Battersea
- Pillbox Clapham Junction - Battersea
Crash site
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