Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church' has mentioned 'Throne' in the following places:
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Queen Victoria is depicted twice in the room: as a young woman in the other stained-glass window,[80] and near the end of her life, sitting on the throne of the House of Lords, in a copy of a 1900 painting by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant[81] which hangs on the eastern wall. | WIKI |
The room also contains a statue of Queen Victoria, seated on a throne (itself placed on a pedestal) and holding a sceptre and a laurel crown, which show that she both governs and rules. | WIKI |
The Sovereign's Throne and its gilded Canopy dominate the ornate Lords Chamber. | WIKI |
At the south end of the Chamber are the ornate gold Canopy and Throne; although the Sovereign may theoretically occupy the Throne during any sitting, he or she attends only the State Opening of Parliament. | WIKI |
Other members of the Royal Family who attend the State Opening use Chairs of State next to the Throne, and peers' sons are always entitled to sit on the steps of the Throne. | WIKI |
In front of the Throne is the Woolsack, an armless red cushion stuffed with wool, representing the historical importance of the wool trade, and used by the officer presiding over the House (the Lord Speaker since 2006, but historically the Lord Chancellor or a deputy). | WIKI |
The Sovereign, seated on the Throne, delivers the Speech from the Throne, outlining the Government's programme for the year and legislative agenda for the forthcoming parliamentary session. | WIKI |
Its location halfway between the two debating chambers has led constitutional theorist Erskine May to describe the Lobby as "the political centre of the British Empire",[104] and allows a person standing under the great chandelier to see both the Royal Throne and the Speaker's Chair, provided that all the intervening doors are open. | WIKI |