House of Lords chamber

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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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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 ⓘ

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Palace of Westminster → contains → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
Usher of the Black Rod → hasJurisdictionOver → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Lords chamber and associated areas
Lord Speaker → associatedWithBuilding → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: 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
Queen’s Robing Room → connectedTo → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lords Chamber
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin → designed → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Lords interior
Woolsack → associatedWithBuilding → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palace of Westminster debating chamber
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary → workLocation → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
39th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
Sovereign’s Throne → partOf → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Throne Room of the House of Lords
Sovereign’s Throne → associatedWith → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
Parliamentary Recording Unit → scopeOfWork → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
Peers’ Lobby → locatedNear → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Lords main debating chamber
Peers’ Lobby → adjacentTo → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
Prince's Chamber → adjacentTo → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
Peers' Entrance → adjacentTo → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Lords end of the Palace of Westminster
58th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsAt → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
57th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
48th Parliament of the United Kingdom → meetsIn → House of Lords chamber ⓘ
UK Parliament 1964–1966 → meetsIn → House of Lords chamber ⓘ