点评:The Houses of Parliament, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, form one of the most iconic heritage sites in London. The two houses are technically situated in the Parliament of Westminster, but most people refer to it as the Houses of Parliament. Originally built in the 11th century, the palace was devastated by a major fire in the 19th century and most of what you see today is a result of the Gothic Revival reconstruction by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin.
However, there are still parts of the original palace that remain, in particular the impressive medieval Westminster Hall, which is more than 900 years old. Some of the other highlights of this attraction are the House of Lords and House of Commons chambers, the central lobby, and St Stephen's Hall which contains a collection of statues of renowned members of parliament.
Standard tickets to this site cost a minimum of £27.00 for the self-guided audio tour, but you could also pay a bit more for the £34.00 guided tour. We did the self-guided tour and we were quite happy to enjoy the building and the audio tour at our leisure. I would say that I easily spent over an hour and a half in the Houses of Parliament and I listened to all of the content on the audio guide.
Parliament is not open to tours when it is in session, so if you want to visit, you should carefully check the website as well as find out when parliament is sitting in order to avoid disappointment. Although I would say that this site is a must for those interested in British politics and history, if you're not very keen on this subject, there are much cheaper, even free amazing attractions in London that you can visit such as the British Museum.
翻译:国会大厦由下议院和上议院组成,是伦敦最具标志性的文化遗产之一。这两座议院严格来说位于威斯敏斯特议会大厦内,但大多数人都称之为国会大厦。国会大厦始建于11世纪,在19世纪的一场大火中被毁,如今大部分建筑都是查尔斯·巴里和奥古斯都·普金进行哥特式复兴重建的结果。
然而,原有宫殿的部分建筑仍然保留了下来,尤其是令人印象深刻的中世纪威斯敏斯特大厅,它已有900多年的历史。该景点的其他亮点包括上议院和下议院的议事厅、中央大厅以及收藏着众多著名议员雕像的圣斯蒂芬大厅。
该景点的标准门票最低票价为27英镑,包含自助语音导览,您也可以支付更多费用,选择34英镑的导览游。我们参加了自助游,非常享受悠闲地欣赏建筑和语音导览的乐趣。我毫不夸张地说,我在国会大厦待了一个半小时,听完了语音导览的所有内容。
议会大厦在开会期间不对外开放参观,所以如果你想参观,最好仔细查看官网,并了解议会的开会时间,以免失望。虽然我认为这个网站对英国政治和历史感兴趣的人来说是必去之地,但如果你对这些不太感兴趣,伦敦还有很多更便宜、甚至免费的精彩景点可以参观,比如大英博物馆。