St Stephen's Chapel

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St Stephen's Chapel was a former royal chapel within the Palace of Westminster that later served as the historic meeting place of the British House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former parliamentary chamber
former royal chapel
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
associatedWith British constitutional history
development of parliamentary government in the United Kingdom
category former church building in London
former seat of a lower house of parliament
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Saint Stephen
destroyedIn Fire of 1834
hasHeritageStatus site marked within modern Palace of Westminster
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church"
influenced layout and traditions of the House of Commons
laterFunction meeting place of the House of Commons
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
linked to: London, England

Palace of Westminster
Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
locatedOn River Thames
linked to: Thames
originalFunction royal chapel
partlyReplacedBy new House of Commons chamber
partOf Palace of Westminster complex
patron English monarchy
linked to: English monarchs
religion Christianity
significantEvent adaptation as chamber of the House of Commons
destruction in the Palace of Westminster fire of 1834
usedBy House of Commons of England
House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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St Stephen’s Hall namedAfter St Stephen’s Chapel
linked to: St Stephen's Chapel
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York marriagePlace St Stephen’s Chapel, Westminster Palace
linked to: St Stephen's Chapel
Sir Thomas Pope burialPlace St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster Palace
linked to: St Stephen's Chapel