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2. Architecture of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The architecture of the United Kingdom, or British architecture, consists of a combination of architectural styles, dating as far back to Roman architecture, to the present day 21st century contemporary. England has seen the most influential developments, [ 1] though Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have each fostered unique styles and played ...

3. Terraced houses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   A row of typical British terraced houses in Manchester. Terraced houses have been popular in the United Kingdom, particularly England and Wales, since the 17th century. They were originally built as desirable properties, such as the townhouses for the nobility around Regent's Park in central London, and the Georgian architecture that defines the World Heritage Site of Bath.

4. Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[ f] is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. [ 4][ 5] It meets at the Palace of Westminster in London. Parliament possesses legislative supremacy and thereby holds ...

5. Burghley House - Wikipedia

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   Burghley House. /  52.642393°N 0.452585°W  / 52.642393; -0.452585. Burghley House ( / ˈbɜːrli / [ 1]) is a grand sixteenth-century English country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the Cecil family and is Grade I listed .

6. House of Commons of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The House of Commons[ d ] is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs), who are elected to represent constituencies by the first ...

7. Palladian architecture - Wikipedia

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   Plan for Palladio's Villa La Rotonda ( c.1565) – features of the house were incorporated in numerous Palladian-style houses throughout Europe over the following centuries. Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as ...

8. Public housing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Different British governments oversaw the vision, regulations and overall budget for social housing. Between 1978 and 2016, [91] the amount of social housing started to be built failed to keep up with population growth [92] from 2008 onwards. [clarification needed] Analysis of UK house building by government and Prime Minister 1978–2016 ...

9. Wentworth Woodhouse - Wikipedia

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   1 June 1984. Reference no. 1001163 [ 2] Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is currently owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust. [ 3] The building has more than 300 rooms, with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m 2) of ...