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Westminster Hall is a medieval great hall which is part of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It was erected in 1097 for William II (William Rufus), at which point it was the largest hall in Europe. [ 1 ]
Westminster Hall in the early 19th century, surmounted by its medieval hammerbeam roof. Westminster Hall is a large medieval great hall and the oldest surviving palace building. [102] It was erected in 1097 for William II ("William Rufus"), at which point it was the largest hall in Europe. [103]
It measures 240ft (73.2m) long, 68ft (20.7m) wide and 92ft (28m) high. The roof was originally supported by two rows of pillars but in 1399 Richard II wanted to make the hall more impressive by ...
The ceiling of wooden planks with decorative bosses survived until at least 1819, when it was replaced with plaster. Plan of the Palace of Westminster in 1834, showing the position of the Painted Chamber, parallel to the House of Commons in St Stephen's Chapel to the north, and at right angles to the south end of the House of Lords in the White ...
The rooms are decorated in the Gothic revival style of the rebuilt Palace of Westminster. The state dining room is 43 feet long, 23 feet wide, and 21 feet high. Its ceiling is divided into richly carved and gilded bays, with square panels bearing the arms of the Houses of York and Lancaster, and the Portcullis of Westminster.
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St Stephen's Chapel in the centre dominates the whole site, with the White Chamber and Painted Chamber on the left and Westminster Hall on the right. Westminster Abbey is in the background. According to Cooke (1987), King Henry III witnessed the consecration of the Sainte Chapelle in Paris in 1248, and wished to construct a chapel in his ...
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