Westminister archituctural adventures!

Hereby I present the most characteristic view from London: House of Parliament and Big Ben!

These pictures are the last ones from the London weekend one week ago.

House of Parliament is built in Neo-Gothic style by Augustus Pugin and Charles Barry. Pugin was one of the most famous neo-gothic architects and is famous for his believe that all ornament should have a purpose to highlight the construction of a building. Neo-Gotic architecture is often quite tall and narrow building with inspiration from the medival, and started about 1750 in England, and was during the 19th century a popular architectural style in Europe even though it was expressed in a little different way in different countries.

Typical for Neo-Gothic architecture is the narrow, high windows, all the spires, and exposed structural beams that can all be seen in this closer picture of House of Parliament.

Tower Bridge in daylight and HMS Belfast to the right.