Palace of WestminsterSuspected

Dated: Rebuilt 1840–70 after the 1834 fire
Declared purpose: Houses of Parliament
Today: Survives, still the parliament
Build time: About 30 years (1840–70)
Region: Europe
Architect of record: Charles Barry, architect: about 41 when credited (1836, born 1795). Build time on record: about 30 years (1840–70).; Augustus Pugin, designer: about 24 when credited (1836, born 1812). Build time on record: about 30 years (1840–70).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

After the 1834 fire a vast new palace rose around the surviving Westminster Hall.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

After a fire in 1834 destroyed most of the old palace, a vast Gothic Revival palace rose around the surviving 11th-century Westminster Hall.

Why researchers flag it
After the 1834 fire a vast new palace rose around the surviving Westminster Hall.
Fire, then a palace
The 1834 fire cleared most of the old buildings. Westminster Hall survived and was built into the new palace.
A young Pugin
Augustus Pugin, who drew much of the Gothic detail, was in his early 20s when the competition was won.
Thirty years and two deaths
Both Barry and Pugin died before the work was done.