Victoria Tower (London)
The Victoria Tower is a tower of the Palace of Westminster in London .
The Palace of Westminster, newly built by Charles Barry , has several towers. The tallest is the 98.45 meter high Victoria Tower, a square tower on the southwest corner. It is named after the ruling monarch during the reconstruction period, Queen Victoria . At the time of its construction it was the tallest rectangular tower in the world.
In the tower is the House of Lords Record Office (archive of the House of Lords ). Despite its name, documents from both chambers of parliament are archived here (hence today also called Parliamentary Archives )
There is a flagpole on the top of the tower: if the monarch is in the building, the Royal Standard is hoisted, otherwise the Union Jack blows .
At the foot of the tower is the Sovereign's Entrance ; The monarch uses this entrance when parliament is opening to enter the building.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 54 ″ N , 0 ° 7 ′ 32 ″ W.