Claim: The Victoria Tower (tallest tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England) was purpose-built as a "fireproof repository for books and documents" and Augustus Pugin produced most of the architectural designs and elevations for the project and also the interior design.
Evidence: The Victoria Tower is a square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London, adjacent to Black Rod's Garden on the west and Old Palace Yard on the east. At 98.5 metres (323 ft), it is slightly taller than the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower and popularly known as 'Big Ben') at the north end of the Palace (96.3 metres (316 ft)). At the time of its construction it was tallest square tower in the world. The Victoria Tower was purpose-built as a "fireproof repository for books and documents", as required by the competition to rebuild the Palace of Westminster after the fire of 16 October 1834, which had destroyed the building and almost all of the records of the House of Commons. Augustus Pugin produced most of the architectural designs and elevations for the project and also the interior design.