Westminster Hall

Oldest building of the Palace of Westminster, London.

At a glance

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The Multi-Billion Pound Race to Save ParliamentThe B1MsettingThe near-1,000-year-old hall the restoration is meant to save.

The Multi-Billion Pound Race to Save Parliament — The B1M (2026)

Source: The Multi-Billion Pound Race to Save Parliament · Original · Readwise highlight

I’m in the near 1,000-year-old Westminster Hall, a building that was completed more than 60 years before Notre Dame started construction work.

  • Role: setting
  • In the video: The presenter closes the video inside the hall, completed more than 60 years before work on Notre-Dame began. Earlier the video notes that it and Cloister Court survived the 1834 fire.
  • Why it matters: The hall stands for what would be lost if the Palace were left to decay.