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...
Queen's lying-in-state: Mourners start queuing to pay their respects
People have begun claiming their spot to see The Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall - 48 Hours early.
Vanessa Nathakumaran, from Harrow, was the First Person to arrive on the South Side of Lambeth Bridge , just after 12:00 BST on Monday.
The 56-year-old said she was " really happy" to be the First Person in the queue after stewards told her where The Line was set to start.
Barriers are being put in place along the route where crowds will wait.
People will be able to see The Queen lying in state from 17:00 on Wednesday until 06:30 on Monday, The Day of her funeral.
Ms Nathakumaran, who is staying at a hotel In Lambeth so she does not miss the opportunity to pay her respects, said she was " really surprised as I was only just finding out The Way and the layout, and in The End I found out from the stewards this is going to be the start.
" I thought I'll stay from now on, I don't want to miss my chance. "
She added: " Our part is to say a Last Goodbye , which is sad but I wanted to make sure I would be part of it.
" I started queuing up from today as I Heard the queue is going to be very long, they're expecting about three quarters of A Million people will be coming at some point. "
Sixty five-year-old Anne, who did not want to give her surname, joined her two hours later, after she found out where the queue was when she saw Ms Nanthakumaran on The News .
Having left her Cardiff home at 03:00, She Said waiting for days to pay her respects was " nothing to me".
Decked Out with a Welsh flag and chair, Anne has plenty of letters from The Queen and royal magazines to keep her company over The Coming days.
As for food, She Said she would be ordering a Deliveroo straight to her in the queue.
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.
Portaloos and Crowd Control infrastructure, such as barriers and temporary flooring, have been Set Up inside Victoria Tower Gardens, which is likely to be The Peak of the queue before it leads into Cornwall Gardens.
Source of news: bbc.com
