Imbali yeNdlunkulu yaseWestminster yaqala ngo-1042

Imbali yeNdlunkulu yaseWestminster yaqala ngaphezu kweminyaka engamakhulu asithoba eminyaka eyadlulayo, xa ngolawulo luka-King Edward (ngo-1042) lo msebenzi wakhiwa. Ukuba ufuna ukutyelela inxalenye endala ye-castle egcinwe ukususela ngelo xesha (Westminster Hall), ngoko kuvelele kubalulekile ukuba uhambe ukususela ngo-Agasti 6 ukuya kuphakathi kukaSeptemba, xa ama-parliament asebenza kule gumbi (kwaye bahleli khona kwizizukulwana ezininzi, ukusuka kwishumi elinesithathu Ikhulu) ekhefu.

Iindawo ezisele zeNdlu ye-Westminster ayifani ngokungafani nemibandela ende yobomi, tk. Kwiminyaka yama-40 yekhulu le-19, phantse isakhiwo sonke satshatyalaliswa, kwaye ngexesha leMfazwe Yehlabathi yesiBini, ibhotwe elibuyiselwe ngo-1888 lalixhomekeke ekuqhubheni kwamabhomu, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekulahlekelweni kweendawo ezininzi zesakhiwo. Ukusuka kwamagumbi okudala, kuphela iT Tower of Jewels, esakhelwa kwakhona kwikhulu le-14 leminyaka ukugcinwa kweengqekembe kunye neengcibi zeEdward yesithathu.

Abantu abaninzi emhlabeni bazazi i-clock tower ye-Palace yaseWestminster (eyanikezelwa kuStefano Stephen), ebizwa ngokuba yiBig Ben kunye nekhadi lokutyelela eLondon nase-UK ngokubanzi. Ekuqaleni uBen Ben wayebizwa ngokuba yindoda enzima (isisindo malunga neetoni ezili-16), kodwa ke igama lakhe laqala ukubizwa le nqaba.

Ukongezelela kwentsimbi, kukho iilindo kunye nobubanzi bokudayela malunga neekhilomitha ezili-9. Ngexesha lokudalwa kwayo, i- clock mechanism yabonwa njengommangaliso wendlela yobunjineli, kuba Kwakunokuchaneka okuphezulu kwekhosi (ukuphambuka kungekhona ngaphezu kwesibini ngomzuzwana kwelinye icala okanye kwelinye). Emva kokuqhubhiselwa kwebhola yeJamani, le xabiso lenyuke kwimizuzwana emibini, ukwenzela ukuvumelanisa ukushayiswa kwexesha le-clock (ubude bamamitha amane) yintenki yemali.

Injongo yanamhlanje yeNdlu ye-Westminster kukuba ibe sisihlalo sezindlu ezimbini zePalamente. KwiNdlu yeNkosi, unokubona imisebenzi emininzi yamandulo yamatumi adumile ayenxibe le ngqele ngeenkulungwane. Kwakhona kunomdla ukwazi ukuba isithethi (iNkosi yeKhansela) asihlali kwisihlalo seenqwelwana, kodwa esikhwameni seboya, esake sithunyelwa ngeNgilane kuwo wonke umhlaba. Ngako oko, kungatsholwa ukuba eli lizwe lilumkele kakhulu ngezithethe zalo.

INdlu yeeNdlu ze- Westminster Palace ibonakala ilula kakhulu. Kodwa apha yonke into iqhutywe ngembali. Umzekelo, iqela lokuchasana lihlala lihleli kwiihlalo ezibhekise kwicala lasekhohlo, phakathi kwemiqolo yeebhentshi zigcinwe ngomgama ophakathi kweenkemba ezimbini ubude (ukuze amapalamente angakwazi ukufikelela kunye nezixhobo ezibandayo ngexesha leengxoxo zangexesha elidlulileyo). Kwintlanganiso yeCalamente inokufika abaphulaphuli kunye nabezindaba, apho kukho indawo kwiibhalkoni.

I-Westminster Palace, imifanekiso yaloo nto ichazwe kwinqaku, nangona ububanzi bayo (amakhilomitha angama-1.2 amawaka, amakhulu emanyathelo, iikhilomitha ezintlanu zeekorridi kunye neenkundla ezili-12 zangaphakathi), ibukeka kulula kwaye intle, ngenxa yezisombululo ezizodwa zokwakha. Esi siphumo siphumelele kwimigca ebonakalayo, iindonga, iifestile ezinkulu, ezivumela isakhiwo seenkulungwane ezininzi ukuba zihombise ukukhonkxa kweThames kwaye zityelele abaninzi abavakhenkethi ngonyaka.