page_title: New Palace Yard
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: New Palace Yard / Description
caption_attribution_description: Londyn
context_page_description: New Palace Yard is a yard northwest of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, England. It is part of the grounds not open to the public. However, Edward Middleton Barry, who also assisted with its landscaping, used railings rather than walls or fencing in its design, and it is can be viewed from the two adjoining streets. It has existed since about the year 1100, but was greatly reduced in the 18th century to allow for the construction of new streets and buildings, the most notable of which is the wing taking up the eastern end and having the most prominent tower of the current palace. Speaker's Green fronts the Thames. An underground car park used by Members of Parliament is beneath. Before latest incarnations of the palace, the yard was an open public space used diversely such as for speeches, tournaments, pilloryings, and executions. It has twice been the scene of terrorist attacks.
context_section_description: The yard is laid out as a garden with a formal avenue of lime trees,  benches of Portland stone and a central lawn surrounded by an oval roadway. Around the outside are a number of old catalpa trees. A fountain in the central lawn was installed in 1977 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II and recalls the lost medieval fountain of Henry VI. The fountain stands in an octagonal pool in the centre of which is a large welded steel sculpture by Walenty Pytel. The sculpture is decorated with depictions of birds and beasts from six continents and is surmounted by a gilded crown.
caption: The Jubilee Fountain in New Palace Yard
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