File:Collier's 1921 Vol 7 Frontispiece -- Parliament Buildings, London.jpg

DescriptionCollier's 1921 Vol 7 Frontispiece -- Parliament Buildings, London.jpg	English: Color photograph of the Parliament Buildings in London, England.
Date	published 1921
Source	Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, v. 7, frontispiece
Author	no credit given
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Caption:

Houses of Parliament or New Palace of Westminster on the Thames embankment. The edifice was designed by Sir Charles Barry and contains 1,100 rooms, including the House of Peers and the House of Commons. At the left is the Victoria Tower, 340 feet high. The Middle Tower is 300 feet high. The Clock Tower, or St. Stephen's Tower, at the left, contains the immense bell, “Big Ben,” which weighs thirteen tons.