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Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, it is also known as the "heart of British politics". The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Palace of Westminster has hosted 4 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1988 Vignette. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 1997 with an average of 16,851 views per video. Most common tag: Great Britain.

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