Old Palace Yard

Old Palace Yard is a paved open space in the City of Westminster in Central London, England.

St Margaret Street/Abingdon Street divides Old Palace Yard into two parts, running diagonally from the north-west to the south-east.

The eastern, larger part belongs to the grounds of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Conveyed from Buckingham Palace to Parliament in a horse-drawn carriage, the monarch passes through the Yard en route to the Sovereign's Entrance, at the foot of the Victoria Tower.

In 2002, an analemmatic sundial was fitted into the Yard's pavement in front of the statue, as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II from Parliament on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee.