It's #WorldPhotoDay. We've picked our favourite images from around the Palace of Westminster to celebrate! #WorldPhotographyDay
Cleaners abseil down the face of the Big Ben, working 60 metres up in the air to clean its glass panels in 2014. #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay
When @BarackObama made history on 25 May 2011 as the first President of the United States to give an address in Westminster Hall to Members of both Houses of Parliament. @HouseofCommons @UKHouseofLords #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay
The State Opening of Parliament marks the beginning of the parliamentary session. The Queen's Speech sets out the government’s agenda. Here is the Queen in 2017 addressing Parliament. #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay
It's an important time and the only regular occasion when the three parts of Parliament that have to give their assent to new laws – the Monarch, the @UKHouseofLords and the @HouseofCommons – meet. #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay
A gem from our archives. This image shows the American author Mark Twain (1835-1910) visiting Parliament on 2 July 1907. This was his final visit to London. The main purpose of his visit was to collect an honorary degree from @UniofOxford #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay
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