View allAll Photos Tagged upperhouse
This picture shows the Chamber of Peers within the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, Hungary.
For centuries, the Hungarian national assembly was a bicameral system with upper and lower houses, the Peers and Representatives respectively. In December 1944 the system changed to unicameral, and since then only the chamber of the Representatives has been used by the National Assembly for legislative purposes.
The chamber here; the Chamber of Peers (Upper House) is now a venue for special events and conferences, and forms part of the route for visitors to the Parliament building.
The seating in the Chamber of Peers is arranged in a horseshoe-shape layout.
The Speaker's podium is backdropped by illustrations of the coats of arms of the Hungarian dynasties, with the coat of arms of Hungary in the centre. The murals on the long wall surfaces, to each side of the Speaker's podium, depict scenes illustrating the historical importance of the nobility.
Wide-angle shot of the Senate within the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Upper House chamber of the bicameral State Parliament of Victoria. Between 1901 and 1927 it served as the Australian Senate until the completion of Parliament House in Canberra.
The chamber, along with the Legislative Assembly were built as separate buildings in 1856 with Bourke Street originally continuing between the two. The completion was five years after the separation of the colony of Victoria from New South Wales.
The chamber is lined with real gold leaf reflecting the wealth of the new colony during the Gold Rush of the 1850's and 60's
We had dinner at Cafe Gray Deluxe to celebrate my mom's birthday and to bid farewell to Mr.P, who was heading home before me. My mom's actual birthday is not actually till a few days later but this was we could celebrate with the whole family.
I did not have the chance to check out the Cafe Gray at the Time Warner Center while it was still open in NYC, so I was glad I got to try the Hong Kong restaurant. If the food in HK was at all representative of the food in NYC, I can see why they closed. When the food was good, it was fabulous. But only a couple of appetizers and one main course qualified in the fabulous category. Everything else was only ok. Despite the food, we still had a lovely time.
YIP 2010
A panoramic view of the Senate Chamber or "Upper House" matches the colour scheme of the British House of Lords, decorated in red, but muted to tints of ochre, suggesting the earth and the colours of the outback. The Chamber sits within the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, national capital of Australia.