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- Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) — The iconic clock tower and its great bell are the visual shorthand for London; the chimes have marked national moments for almost 160 years and the gothic detailing is a photographer’s dream, especially lit up against the Thames at dusk.
- Westminster Hall — One of the oldest parts of the Palace (built in 1097), it’s a vast timber-roofed space that’s hosted coronation banquets, trials and state occasions; standing there you feel the weight of English history under that spectacular medieval roof.
- House of Commons chamber — The rough-and-tumble heart of UK democracy, notable for its green benches, sharp debate traditions and strict rituals; guided tours give an inside look at where laws are thrashed out (and where history is actually made).
- House of Lords chamber
- Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) — The iconic clock tower and its great bell are the visual shorthand for London; the chimes have marked national moments for almost 160 years and the gothic detailing is a photographer’s dream, especially lit up against the Thames at dusk.
- Westminster Hall — One of the oldest parts of the Palace (built in 1097), it’s a vast timber-roofed space that’s hosted coronation banquets, trials and state occasions; standing there you feel the weight of English history under that spectacular medieval roof.
- House of Commons chamber — The rough-and-tumble heart of UK democracy, notable for its green benches, sharp debate traditions and strict rituals; guided tours give an inside look at where laws are thrashed out (and where history is actually made).
- House of Lords chamber — Opposite the Commons in crimson and gold, the Lords is a contrast in ceremony and pageantry, with ornate decoration, the Sovereign’s Throne and stunning painted ceilings — a peek at Britain’s aristocratic institutional history.
- Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey — A small area with an outsized cultural punch: memorials and graves of Chaucer, Dickens, Tennyson and many others. If you love literature, it’s a moving trail of Britain’s literary giants in one quiet corner.
- Coronation Chair and the Abbey’s Nave — The wooden Coronation Chair (and the ancient Stone of Scone beneath it) has been used in every coronation since 1308; the Abbey’s long, soaring nave makes those ceremonies feel epic and timeless.
- Henry VII Lady Chapel and royal tombs — A late-Gothic masterpiece with intricate fan vaulting, dazzling alabaster tombs and jewels of funerary sculpture; it’s where royal commemoration and exquisite craftsmanship meet.
- Riverside views and the Parliamentary Estate walk — Don’t skip the outside: the stretch along the Thames gives unbeatable views of the facades, the interplay of river, bridge and buildings, and a real sense of how the palace sits at the civic heart of London. (Personal favorite: Westminster Hall — that roof hits hard.)
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.