Архитектурные шедевры Великобритании. Рябцева Е.В. - 16 стр.

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glass, florid iron work and, as in so much of the palace, wonderful tile designs on floors and walls. The restored
medieval roof bosses depict the martyrdom of saints. It is now used by members of both Houses and their fami-
lies for marriages and christenings.
Answer the following questions.
1. How was the original appointment of Westminster Hall changed?
2. Which things are of the greatest interest in St Stephen’s Hall?
3. How was Westminster Hall restored?
4. What is the remodeled structure of Westminster Hall?
5. What had Westminster Hall contained by the end of the 13
th
century?
6. Westminster Hall always stands damp and gloomy, doesn’t it?
7. How is the Crypt Chapel used now?
It’s interesting to know.
Famous events in Westminster Hall
Tried and condemned to death:
1305 : Sir William Wallace;
1535 : Sir Thomas More;
1551 : ‘Protector’ Somerset;
1606 : Guy Fawkes;
1641 : The Earl of Strafford;
1649 : Charles I (after his capture during the Civil War Charles I was tried in Westminster Hall and be-
headed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House);
1653 : Oliver Cromwell took the oath as Lord Protector;
1788 – 1795 : Warren Hastings impeached and acquitted.
Lying in state:
1898 : William Gladstone;
1910 : Edward VII;
1952 : George VI;
1953 : Queen Mary;
1965 : Sir Winston Churchill.
THE SPEAKER’S HOUSE
Words and Expressions
– a cloister – крытая галерея
– sumptuous – роскошный
– walnut – ореховое дерево
The Speaker's House has some of the most splendid rooms in the New Palace. It is not open to the public
but demonstrates a continuing use of part of the building as an official residence. Originally nine residences
were provided for senior officers such as the clerks of the two Houses, and the Speaker's House, which was the
largest and finest, alone retains this function.
Although part of it has become offices, and another section has been made into a private flat for the
Speaker, the suite of State Rooms on the principal floor is still used for official entertaining and remains much as
completed in 1859. The State Rooms are approached from the ground floor by a fine double staircase embel-
lished with brass railings topped with heraldic beasts and gothic candelabra. Decoration of such rooms as the
drawing room was carried out after Pugin’s death but following his style. The room has a fine grey marble fire-
place, now embellished again with its original brass decorations which were put in store when the fireplace was
painted cream earlier this century. The main reception rooms are planned around a glazed cloister and include a
library (now part of the Commons Library), study, drawing room and dining room. Each room is hung with por-
traits of former Speakers, including Sir Thomas More. Some of Pugin’s own designs for the fine silver desk set in

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