The British Parliament

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This is the Speaker. He presides over the House of Commons.

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This is the Chamber of the House of Lords. The lords and ladies sit here. This chamber is also called the Parliament Camber.

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This is the throne. When the Queen arrives in the House of Lords to open the Parliament, she sits on this.

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This is Westminster Hall. This is the oldest part of the building. A lot of famous events and meetings have taken place here. It saw Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605, and in World War II bombs fell on it.

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There are statues of two Prime Ministers. They represent two British main political parties the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.

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This is the Chamber of the House of Commons. MPs sit here.

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This is the Mace. It lies on the table when the House is debating. It `s the symbol of the power which Parliament has won from the King. It even has its own guard, who has a very big sword.

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This is the “aye’’ lobby. These are two long narrow corridors, which are very important for the whole country, because MPs come here to vote.

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Margaret Thatcher. “ The Iron Lady’’, was one of the UK `s most powerful and competent Prime Ministers, from 1979 to 1990.