ABSTRACT
Much of the Palace of Westminster was destroyed in the great fire of October 1834. The New Palace, built to designs by Sir Charles Barry between 1841 and 1861, is one of the greatest 19th-century buildings in Britain, arguably in the world, and one of the great icons of British culture. This short article summarizes its complex building history, and briefly describes the remarkable partnership between Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin, the extraordinarily talented designer who was responsible for much of the detail of the interiors.
None the less amazing: Barry’s and Pugin’s grand Dark-lantern above the incumbent Thames. (Geoffrey Hill, To the High Court of Parliament)