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Events on Thursday 16 October 1834 1
1834Houses of Parliament Destroyed by FireA blaze gutted the old Palace of WestminsterA fire broke out at the Palace of Westminster in London after the burning of obsolete wooden tally sticks in its furnaces got out of control. The blaze destroyed most of the medieval building, sparing only Westminster Hall and a few other structures. The disaster led to a design competition and construction of the current Houses of Parliament.