House of Lords chamber

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legislative chamber parliamentary chamber

The House of Lords chamber is the ornate, red-carpeted debating hall where the upper house of the UK Parliament meets to scrutinize legislation and government actions.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
House of Lords Chamber	1
House of Lords chamber and associated areas	1
House of Lords interior	1
House of Lords side of the Palace of Westminster	1
Lords Chamber	1
Palace of Westminster debating chamber	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative chamber ⓘ parliamentary chamber ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ surface form: Perpendicular Gothic Revival
colorScheme	red ⓘ
contains	Prince of Wales’s chair ⓘ Sovereign’s Throne ⓘ bishops’ benches ⓘ crossbenches ⓘ government benches ⓘ officials’ box ⓘ opposition benches ⓘ press gallery ⓘ public gallery ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy	Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ⓘ surface form: Augustus Pugin Charles Barry ⓘ
destroyedBy	The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons ⓘ surface form: 1834 Palace of Westminster fire
floorMaterial	carpet ⓘ
function	debating legislation ⓘ holding ministerial statements and questions ⓘ scrutinizing government actions ⓘ
hasDecoration	gilded woodwork ⓘ painted ceilings ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasFeature	Throne ⓘ Woolsack ⓘ benches ⓘ clerks’ table ⓘ division lobbies ⓘ galleries ⓘ
hasSymbol	heraldic decoration ⓘ royal coats of arms ⓘ
hasTechnology	broadcast cameras ⓘ electronic voting display ⓘ sound system ⓘ
locatedIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
monarchSeat	Sovereign’s Throne ⓘ
partOf	Palace of Westminster ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ surface form: UK Parliament
presidingOfficer	Lord Speaker ⓘ
presidingOfficerSeat	Woolsack ⓘ
primarySeatingColor	red benches ⓘ
reconstructionCompleted	1852 ⓘ
style	ornate ⓘ
usedBy	House of Lords ⓘ
usedFor	State Opening of Parliament ⓘ committee of the whole House ⓘ ministerial statements ⓘ oral questions ⓘ report stage debates ⓘ second reading debates ⓘ third reading debates ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Speaker → associatedWithBuilding → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Lords Chamber

Woolsack → associatedWithBuilding → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palace of Westminster debating chamber

Queen’s Robing Room → connectedTo → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lords Chamber

Palace of Westminster → contains → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin → designed → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Lords interior

Usher of the Black Rod → hasJurisdictionOver → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Lords chamber and associated areas

Scottish representative peers in House of Lords → meetsAt → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

36th United Kingdom Parliament → meetsInBuilding → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

Royal Gallery → partOf → House of Lords chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Lords side of the Palace of Westminster

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary → workLocation → House of Lords chamber ⓘ