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The City of Westminster is a London borough containing much of central London, including major shopping areas and the Houses of Parliament. Buckingham Palace, W...
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The City of Westminster is a London borough containing much of central London, including major shopping areas and the Houses of Parliament. Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and the National Gallery stand among its landmarks. The district encompasses Hyde Park, Regent's Park, and Trafalgar Square, making it rich in historical sites and cultural institutions.
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Buckingham Palace is the London residence and the administrative headquarters of the British monarch, standing at the western end of The Mall in the City of Westminster.
Westminster Abbey brings together royal ceremony, memorials and daily worship in a church whose architecture developed over centuries. Coronations have taken place here since 1066.
The Palace of Westminster is the seat of the two houses of the United Kingdom Parliament and, unlike the other great buildings on this stretch of the Thames, it is a workplace before it is a monument.
Elizabeth Tower
Big Ben is the bell, not the tower.
The National Gallery is London's national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition. Its collection of more than 2,600 works brings together late medieval religious pictures, Renaissance portraits, Dutch scenes of everyday life and French Impressionist painting.
The Churchill War Rooms constitute a museum housed within the original Cabinet War Rooms, the underground headquarters where Prime Minister Winston Churchill directed British military operations during the Second World War.
Hyde Park is a 350-acre (140-hectare) royal park in the City of Westminster, the largest of the four central London parks and the one that runs west from Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner to the Serpentine and the boundary…
London Zoo is a zoological garden in Regent's Park, central London. Established in 1828, it opened to the public in 1847. It is the world's oldest scientific zoo, originally intended for scientific study.
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London displaying lifelike figures of celebrities, historical figures, and cultural icons. Founded by Marie Tussaud, it has become a major tourist attraction.
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it operates as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects.
Apsley House is a Georgian townhouse at Hyde Park Corner, also known as Number One, London. It became the London home of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, whose military career included victory over Napoleon at Waterloo.
The King's Gallery
The Queen’s Gallery is an art gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, dedicated to works from the Royal Collection. It occupies the site of a former chapel destroyed by bombing during the Second World War.