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 'Tower' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The House of Commons Engrossing Office of Henry (Robert) Gunnell (1724xe2x80x931794) and Edward Barwell was on the lower floor beside the corner tower at the west side of Vardy's western faxc3xa7ade. | WIKI |
| Originally named "The King's Tower" because the fire of 1834 which destroyed the old Palace of Westminster occurred during the reign of King William IV, the tower was an integral part of Barry's original design, of which he intended it to be the most memorable element. | WIKI |
| The architect conceived the great square tower as the keep of a legislative "castle" (echoing his selection of the portcullis as his identifying mark in the planning competition), and used it as the royal entrance to the Palace and as a fireproof repository for the archives of Parliament. | WIKI |
| At the base of the tower is the Sovereign's Entrance, used by the monarch whenever entering the Palace to open Parliament or for other state occasions. | WIKI |
| [53] The largest bell strikes the hours; officially called The Great Bell of Westminster, it is generally referred to as Big Ben, a nickname of uncertain origins which, over time, has been colloquially applied to the whole tower. | WIKI |
| The slender form of the Central Tower, which was designed as a spire, markedly contrasts with the more massive square towers at the ends of the Palace. | WIKI |
| The shortest of the Palace's three principal towers (at 91 metres (299xc2xa0ft)[37]), the octagonal Central Tower stands over the middle of the building, immediately above the Central Lobby. | WIKI |
| [60] To accommodate the tower, Barry was forced to lower the lofty ceiling he had planned for the Central Lobby and reduce the height of its windows;[61] however, the tower itself proved to be an opportunity to improve the Palace's exterior design,[62] and Barry chose for it the form of a spire in order to balance the effect of the more massive lateral towers. | WIKI |
| [63] In the end, the Central Tower failed completely to fulfill its stated purpose, but it is notable as "the first occasion when mechanical services had a real influence on architectural design". | WIKI |
| Like the Central Tower, these have been added for practical reasons, and mask ventilation shafts. | WIKI |
| St Stephen's Tower is positioned in the middle of the west front of the Palace, between Westminster Hall and Old Palace Yard, and houses the public entrance to the Houses of Parliament, known as St Stephen's Entrance. | WIKI |
| [65] The pavilions at the northern and southern ends of the river front are called Speaker's Tower and Chancellor's Tower respectively,[40] after the presiding officers of the two Houses at the time of the Palace's reconstructionxe2x80x94the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Chancellor. | WIKI |
| Speaker's Tower contains Speaker's House, the official residence of the Speaker of the Commons. | WIKI |
| It lies directly below the Central Tower and forms a busy crossroads between the House of Lords to the south, the House of Commons to the north, St Stephen's Hall and the public entrance to the west, and the Lower Waiting Hall and the libraries to the east. | WIKI |
| [203][204] Tours of the Elizabeth Tower have been suspended until 2021 while the tower undergoes refurbishment. | WIKI |
| The most prominent of these, Milbank Tower and to some extent Centre Point - now protected in their own right - were both extant at the time of inscription. | UNESCO |