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