When the old building burned down in a fire in 1834, a bitter debate raged over whether its replacement should be built in th
When the old building burned down in a fire in 1834, a bitter debate raged over whether its replacement should be built in the Renaissance or Gothic style. The result was a compromise: the job of designing its general shape went to Sir Charles Barry, an expert on the Renaissance, while the decoration of the facade went to A.W.N. Pugin, a leading adherent of the Gothic revival. FTP, name this London landmark, which includes the Big Ben clock tower.
When the old building burned down in a fire in 1834, a bitter debate raged over whether its replacement should be built in the Renaissance or Gothic style.
Houses of {Parliament} or {Westminster Palace}