House of Commons chamber

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The House of Commons chamber is the main debating hall of the United Kingdom’s lower parliamentary house, where elected Members of Parliament meet to discuss and pass legislation.

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Generate an image of the House of Commons chamber (The House of Commons chamber is the main debating hall of the United Kingdom’s lower parliamentary house, where elected Members of Parliament meet to discuss and pass legislation.)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber ⓘ
parliamentary chamber ⓘ
architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic Revival ⓘ
linked to: Gothic Revival
broadcastBy Parliamentary Recording Unit ⓘ
broadcastOn BBC Parliament ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy Augustus Pugin ⓘ
Charles Barry ⓘ
destroyedBy bombing during the Second World War ⓘ
destroyedIn 1941 ⓘ
governingBody House of Commons Commission ⓘ
governmentBenchesLocation to the Speaker’s right ⓘ
hasAccessRestriction floor reserved for Members of Parliament and officials ⓘ
hasColorScheme green ⓘ
hasFeature Speaker’s Chair ⓘ
central aisle ⓘ
clerks’ table ⓘ
despatch boxes ⓘ
division lobbies ⓘ
green benches ⓘ
press gallery ⓘ
public gallery ⓘ
strangers’ gallery ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasRule two‑sword‑length distance between front benches ⓘ
hasSeating front benches for ministers and shadow ministers ⓘ
no individual desks for most MPs ⓘ
hasSeatingCapacity approximately 427 ⓘ
layoutType opposing benches ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Palace of Westminster ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
oppositionBenchesLocation to the Speaker’s left ⓘ
partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
primaryFunction debate and passage of UK legislation ⓘ
reconstructedAfter Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
reconstructionCompletedIn 1950 ⓘ
seatsComparedToMembers fewer seats than Members of Parliament ⓘ
symbolOf representative democracy in the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedBy Members of Parliament ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ
usedFor Prime Minister’s Questions ⓘ
ministerial statements ⓘ
parliamentary debates ⓘ
passing legislation ⓘ
votes and divisions ⓘ

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Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palace of Westminster → contains → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons → worksIn → House of Commons Chamber ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Prime Minister’s Questions → chamber → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
36th United Kingdom Parliament → meetsInBuilding → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Parliament Hill → hasPart → House of Commons Chamber ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin → designed → House of Commons interior (original Victorian scheme) ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Speaker’s Chair in the House of Commons chamber → partOf → House of Commons chamber furnishings ⓘ
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Centre Block (historical) → hasPart → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Member of Parliament → worksAt → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
subject linked to: Members of Parliament
House of Commons committees → reportsTo → House of Commons plenary ⓘ
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DUP Westminster group → meetsAt → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
39th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
West Block → hasParliamentaryChamber → interim House of Commons chamber ⓘ
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Parliament Buildings → contains → chamber of the House of Commons ⓘ
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Parliamentary Recording Unit → scopeOfWork → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Members’ Lobby → adjacentTo → House of Commons Chamber ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Clerk’s Table → locatedIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
58th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsAt → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
57th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Lobby of the House of Commons → adjacentTo → House of Commons debating chamber ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Lobby of the House of Commons → accesses → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
48th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
UK Parliament 1964–1966 → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Parliament of 1931–1935 → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice → hasSeatIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons Chamber ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
26th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
North Louth → usedForElectionTo → House of Commons at Westminster ⓘ
subject linked to: constituency of North Louth
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Great Fire of 1834 → destroyed → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
British Parliament 1768–1774 → meetsAt → House of Commons Chamber ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Parliament House, Dublin → hasPart → House of Commons chamber (former) ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom → hasCommonsChamber → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
subject linked to: 56th Parliament
Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency) → representedIn → House of Commons at Westminster ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
Scottish MPs → rightToSitIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
Clerk of the House of Commons → seat → House of Commons Chamber Table ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber
45th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Commons chamber ⓘ
David Chaytor → placeOfWork → House of Commons, Westminster ⓘ
linked to: House of Commons chamber