Victoria Tower
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| Height | 9800 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1861 |
| Floors | 12 |
| Function | Tower |
| Architects | Charles Barry |
| Augustus Pugin | |
| Architectural styles | Gothic Revival architecture, English Gothic architecture |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1270811 |
About Victoria Tower
The Victoria Tower is a square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London, adjacent to Black Rod's Garden on the west and Old Palace Yard on the east. At 98. 5 metres, it is slightly taller than the Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the Palace.
Man charged over Queen coffin incident
... A 19-year-old man was charged after allegedly exposing himself and pushing into mourners from behind as they waited in the line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday...
Man charged with lying-in-state queue sex assaults
... Adio Adeshine is accused of exposing himself and pushing into the mourners from behind as they waited in line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday...
Camping on concrete: My 30-hour wait to see Queen's coffin
... Although the rain had long since passed, and the sun was now shining, a sombre atmosphere quickly set in as we snaked past Victoria Tower...
Queen's lying-in-state: Mourners start queuing to pay their respects
... Security staff and stewards are lined up at regular intervals along the queue route, which stretches from Parliament s tourist entrance at Cromwell Green down Millbank, past the Lords and Victoria Tower Gardens, across Lambeth Bridge and loops back north on the other side of the river past the Covid Memorial Wall...
Holocaust memorial: Planning permission for Parliament monument quashed
... It opposed the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed green space next to Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster...
Commons security staff praised for saving man from river Thames
... The incident occurred on the Victoria Tower Gardens, on the North side of the Thames...
Climate-strike: thousands protest over UK
... He added that his members of the accession of the strike and the holding of private events, including a choir and a kids space in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster, and outside of King s College, London...
Holocaust memorial: Planning permission for Parliament monument quashed
Planning permission for a national Holocaust Memorial outside Parliament has been quashed by The High Court.
Campaigners successfully challenged the government after it overturned a decision by Westminster Council to refuse permission for The Monument .
The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust described The Process to approve permission as
The Charity , which launched the case, argued The Project was the " right idea, wrong place".
It opposed the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed green space next to Westminster Abbey and The Palace of Westminster.
The Trust 's lawyer, Richard Drabble QC, argued it did not comply with a 1900 legal act affecting park land, which contains " a prohibition on using Victoria Tower Gardens as anything other than a garden open to the public".
The Monument was set to include 23 bronze fins and an underground learning centre.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans for The Memorial in 2016 but disagreements over its meaning, public safety and potential harm to parkland have followed The Project .
In a ruling issued on Friday, Mrs Justice Thornton said the case against the planning permission decision succeeded in relation to 1900 legal act.
The Judge said The Act " imposes an enduring obligation" to retain land " as a Public Garden and integral part of the existing Victoria Tower Gardens".
" Accordingly, the appropriate remedy is to quash the decision, so as to enable further consideration of the implications of the London County Council (Improvements) Act 1900 for the proposed scheme, " she concluded.
At a hearing in February, The Trust argued there was an " unlawful" approach taken to considering other sites for The Memorial .
It also highlighted the possible impact the development could have on The Heritage setting, including the Buxton Memorial commemorating the abolition of slavery.
Source of news: bbc.com
