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Megaprojects idea - Simon's 200 KZfaq channels.

I'm dyslexic enough that seeing "Cnut the Great" made me double-take.

"So I built a third one. That burned down, fell over then sank into the swamp".

Brb, I'm making a cup of tea. I need to do this right.

If anyone is in/visiting London and looking for a different museum experience, check out Sir John Soane’s house. I had forgotten he was the architect of the earlier Palace, so was surprised to see him mentioned here. His house is a wonderful building crammed full of his collection of plaster reproductions of statuary, an actual Egyptian sarcophagus, pieces of architectural wonders, and a nice collection of art, especially Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress. I found it a charming way to spend an hour or so a few blocks from the British Museum.

My grandad was post master at the Palace of Westminster for a fair chunk of his 24 year Royal Mail career, this is after 24 years in the Army . He retired the same year as Betty Boothroyd was replaced as speaker .

OK, we've had the Palace of Westminster, how about some of the other Royal Palaces and Fortresses? Two that definitely spring to mind are the Tower of London (you did that as a Geographics) and Windsor Castle - the oldest inhabited castle in the world. This place has hosted many well known events. and of course had it's own renovation after the fire. Other palaces that might work as Sideprojects are Sandringham, Balmoral, Kensington and St James Palace. Ely Cathedral might work as a Megaproject as it was started not long after the Battle of Hastings, is massive (Mega) and stands in as Westminster Abbey as a film set!

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The queen actually has to ask permission to enter. This tradition goes back to the city of londinium, and is reenforced in the magna carta. The people are in control of the country, the queen must ask. The royal family in the UK still exists because they are subordinate to parliament

In 1921 parliament sat in Inverness town hall to urgently discuss the Irish issue. The only time parliament has sat outside Westminster. Most of the cabinet were on holiday in the Highlands.

"Big Ben isn't what you officially name anything"

Simon and/or his writer have done it again - at

about 5 or 6 years ago, i took a son to london, during which we visited the palace and had the guided tour.

Fyi: the company that manufactured the bell, "Big Ben," also manufactured the "Liberty Bell" of the United States. The Liberty Bell also cracked.

It is such an iconic building. When I visited London for the first time, it gave me the chills when I thought of all of the historical events that occurred therein. What a magnificent building.

Seriously - if someone would have told me a year ago that there will come a day when I check KZfaq to see if

The Palace of Westminster is in the City of Westminster which is next to the City of London in London City part of Greater London.

I've been here and I say this is one of the greatest creations in "modern" time. It's truly a work of art and will last a 1000 years

Inflation... But also convert it from GBP to USD to make it just a little more incomprehensible too.