Архитектурные шедевры Великобритании. Рябцева Е.В. - 6 стр.

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THE KEEP OR ROUND TOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE LOWER WARD OR COURT . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE CHAPEL OF ST GEORGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE CHOIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PAINTED WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LARGE WEST WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WINDOW OVER THE ALTAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WINDOWS CONTAINING THE ARMS OF THE
KNIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE COLLEGE OF ST
GEORGE . . . . .
POOR KNIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PART I
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
THE OLD PALACE
Words and Expressions
– marshy – болотистый
– a body – организация, коллектив людей
– a burgess – член парламента
– a furnace – печь, топка
– Exchequer – министерство финансов
– а tally stick – палочка, обычно прямоугольной формы, с насечками, которые означают сумму долга
– rambling – беспорядочно выстроенный
The New Palace of Westminster – the correct name of the Houses of Parliament – stands on a historic river-
side site which links it with the origins of Parliament and the ancient palace of the Norman kings.
This originally marshy spot was first used by Canute for a royal palace, but it was Edward the Confessor
who established the medieval building now known as the Old Palace, to be close to the Abbey of St Peter at
Westminster which he refounded. The Old Palace was both a royal residence and a meeting place of parlia-
ments; it was the principal residence of the kings of England until 1532, when Henry VIII moved to Whitehall
Palace and St James's Palace. No longer a royal residence, the Palace of Westminster nevertheless remains a
royal palace to this day.
The Old Palace was built as a residence for the King and his court, and as a setting for state ceremonial.
Over the centuries it was rebuilt and extended, but its most important structure remained Westminster Hall,
which still stands today. This was the meeting place of the King's Council, a body later enlarged to include
knights of the shires and burgesses from the towns during the struggle for power between Henry III and Simon
de Montfort. The Great Parliament of 1265, which met in this hall, has been seen as the origin of the modern Par-
liament.

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