Umlando wePhalamende laseWestminster waqala ngo-1042

Umlando wePhalamende laseWestminster waqala eminyakeni engaphezu kwamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye edlule, ngenkathi ngomyalo kaKing Edward (ngo-1042) lesi sakhiwo sakhiwa. Uma ufuna ukuvakashela ingxenye enkulu kunazo zonke yenqaba egcinwe kusukela ngaleso sikhathi (Westminster Hall), khona-ke ekuhambeni kuyadingeka ukuba uhambe kusukela ngo-Agasti 6 kuya kuphakathi kuka-Septhemba, lapho amaPhalamende asebenza kuleli gumbi (futhi behlezi lapho izizukulwane eziningi, kusukela ngomhla weshumi nantathu Ikhulu leminyaka) eholidini.

Izingxenye ezisele zePhalamende laseWestminster azifani nemigomo yokuphila ende, tk. Ekhulwini lama-40 leminyaka ye-19, cishe sonke isakhiwo sabhujiswa, futhi phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili, isigodlo, esabuyiselwa ngo-1888, sagcwala ukuqhuma kwamabhomu, okwaholela nasekulahlekelweni izingxenye eziningi zesakhiwo. Kusukela ezinqolobaneni zasendulo, kuphela uMbhoshongo Wemizimba, owawwakhiwa kabusha ngekhulu leshumi nane ukuze kugcinwe izinhlamvu zemali kanye nezingubo zika Edward Edward.

Abantu abaningi emhlabeni bayakwazi umbhoshongo we-Palace of Westminster (ozinikezele kuStephen Stephen), obizwa ngeBig Ben futhi ikhadi elivakashelwa eLondon nase-UK yonke. Ekuqaleni uBen Ben wayebizwa ngokuthi insimbi enzima (enesisindo esingamathani angu-16), kodwa igama lakhe laqala ukubizwa ngokuthi lo mnqamulajuqu.

Ngaphandle kwebell, kukhona amawashi ane-dial ububanzi bamamitha angaba ngu-9. Ngesikhathi sokudalwa kwayo, i- clock mechanism yayibhekwa njengesimangaliso sezinqubo zobunjiniyela, ngoba Bekunembile kakhulu ye-course (ukuphambuka okungaphezu kwesigamu esisodwa ngosuku ngosuku olulodwa noma olunye). Ngemuva kokuqhuma kwamabhomu e-Jalimane, leli nani lakhuphukela emasekhondini amabili, ngakho ukuvumelanisa ukushaywa kwesojolo le-pendulum (ubude bamamitha amane) kuyinhlamvu yepenny.

Inhloso yesimanje yePhalamende laseWestminster kuyoba yisihlalo samakhaya amabili ePhalamende. Enyendlwini Yamakhosi, ungabona imisebenzi eminingi yasendulo yamakhosi odumile abaye bahlobisa leli hholo amakhulu eminyaka. Kuyathakazelisa ukwazi ukuthi isikhulumi (iNkosi EnguKhansela) asihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, kodwa esikhwameni seboya, esake sithunyelwa yiNgilandi emhlabeni jikelele. Ngakho-ke, kungathiwa leli zwe liqaphele kakhulu ngamasiko alo.

I-House of Commons yaseWestminster Palace ibheka kancane kancane. Kodwa lapha konke kugcwele umlando. Isibonelo, iqembu eliphikisanayo lihlezi njalo ezihlalweni ezihlangothini lwesobunxele, phakathi kwemigqa yamabhentshi emigqeni ibeka ibanga eliphakathi kwamakhilomitha amabili (ukuze amalunga ephalamende akwazi ukuhlangana ngezikhali ezibandayo ngesikhathi sezingxabano zamakhulu adlule). Emhlanganweni weKhamera kungafika izethameli kanye nabezindaba, okukhona izindawo ezikhona emabhaleni.

I-Westminster Palace, izithombe zazo ezivezwe kulesi sihloko, naphezu kobukhulu bayo (amakamelo angaba ngu-1.2 000, amakhulu ezinyathelo, amakhilomitha amahlanu amakhilomitha kanye namagceke angaphakathi namabili), kubonakala kulula futhi enhle, ngenxa yezixazululo ezikhethekile zokwakha. Lo mphumela utholakala ngemigqa emibala, imibhoshongo, amafasitela amakhulu, okuvumela isakhiwo seminyaka eminingi ukuhlobisa ukukhonjwa kweThames nokuheha abavakashi abaningi ngonyaka.